祁奚之荐 qí xī zhī jiàn

recommend talent without bias or favor

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty

Characters

Character Meaning
祁 qí
surname Qi; large; vast
奚 xī
surname Xi; why?; (literary) what?
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
荐 jiàn HSK 5
to recommend; grass; straw mat