千金買骨
qiān​jīn​mǎi​gǔ

to seek talent fervently

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

    千金买骨 / 千金買骨 qiān​jīn​mǎi​gǔ

    千金市骨 qiān​jīn​shì​gǔ

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 千金买骨/千金買骨 · qiān​jīn​mǎi​gǔ · to seek talent fervently — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    千金买骨 / 千金買骨

    qiān​jīn​mǎi​gǔ

    to seek talent fervently

    To be eager for people of talent and skill; literally "buying a horse's bones for a thousand pieces of gold."

    千金 (literal) → 千金 · qiān​jīn · a lot of money 买骨 (literal) → 买骨/買骨 · mǎi​gǔ · to seek talent

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