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任人唯賢
rèn rén wéi xián
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to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
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任賢使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
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to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
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先賢
xiān xián
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worthy predecessor;
distinguished person of the past;
former sage
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奉賢
fèng xián
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Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
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奉賢區
fèng xián qū
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Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
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妒能害賢
dù néng hài xián
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jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
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妒賢忌能
dù xián jì néng
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to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
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尊賢使能
zūn xián shǐ néng
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to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
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尊賢愛物
zūn xián ài wù
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to honor the wise and love the people;
respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
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招賢納士
zhāo xián nà shì
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invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
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推賢讓能
tuī xián ràng néng
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to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
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敬老尊賢
jìng lǎo zūn xián
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to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
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敬賢禮士
jìng xián lǐ shì
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to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
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普賢
pǔ xián
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Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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普賢菩薩
pǔ xián pú sà
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Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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李修賢
lǐ xiū xián
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Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
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王祖賢
wáng zǔ xián
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Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
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禮賢下士
lǐ xián xià shì
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respect for the wise
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聖經賢傳
shèng jīng xián zhuàn
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lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
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聖賢
shèng xián
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a sage;
wise and holy man;
virtuous ruler;
Buddhist lama;
wine
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聖賢孔子鳥
shèng xián kǒng zǐ niǎo
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Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
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聖賢書
shèng xián shū
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holy book
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舉賢良對策
jǔ xián liáng duì cè
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Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
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見賢思齊
jiàn xián sī qí
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see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous;
Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
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識才尊賢
shí cái zūn xián
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to recognize talent and have great respect for it
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