千金市骨
qiān​jīn​shì​gǔ

to value talent highly

  • created reference approved 千金市骨 → 千金买骨/千金買骨 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    千金市骨 qiān​jīn​shì​gǔ

    千金买骨 / 千金買骨 qiān​jīn​mǎi​gǔ

    variant

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  • created sense approved 千金市骨 · qiān​jīn​shì​gǔ · to value talent highly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    千金 (literal) → 千金 · qiān​jīn · a lot of money 市 (literal) → 市 · shì · to trade 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone

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