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礼贤下士
lǐ​xián​xià​shì

to treat the wise with respect

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
礼贤下士 禮賢下士 lǐ​xián​xià​shì
to treat the wise with respect
(set phrase) said of a high-ranking person who behaves with humility to cultivate and recruit people of talent and virtue

Frequency

Written text
0.148 per million

Cross-References

Referenced by

  • 下士 xià​shì

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Frequency data
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