人弃我取
rén​qì​wǒ​qǔ

to take what others discard

  • created sense approved 人弃我取/人棄我取 · rén​qì​wǒ​qǔ · to take what others discard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人弃我取 / 人棄我取

    rén​qì​wǒ​qǔ

    to take what others discard

    To take what others reject; describes having independent judgment or tastes that differ from others; often used to describe wise investment or gathering resources others overlook.

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 弃 (literal) → 弃/棄 · qì · to abandon 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to choose

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense