qiān​jīn​shì​gǔ

to value talent highly

Senses

千金市骨 qiān​jīn​shì​gǔ to value talent highly

Eager and sincere in recruiting talented people, from the story of a ruler paying a fortune for the bones of a dead horse to prove his commitment to finding a live one

References

variant 千金市骨/千金市骨 千金买骨/千金買骨
synonym 市骏/市駿 千金市骨/千金市骨
synonym 千金买骨/千金買骨 千金市骨/千金市骨