知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)
  2. patronage
  3. protection

CHARACTERS

知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
遇 yù
HSK 3
meet, come across, encounter
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
恩 ēn
HSK 6
kindness, mercy, charity