吐哺握髮
tǔ​bǔ​wò​fà

to seek talent eagerly

  • created reference approved 吐哺握发/吐哺握髮 → 握发吐哺/握髮吐哺 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吐哺握发 / 吐哺握髮 tǔ​bǔ​wò​fà

    握发吐哺 / 握髮吐哺 wò​fǎ​tǔ​bǔ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 吐哺握发/吐哺握髮 · tǔ​bǔ​wò​fà · to seek talent eagerly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吐哺握发 / 吐哺握髮

    tǔ​bǔ​wò​fà

    to seek talent eagerly

    (idiom) to be extremely eager to recruit and seek out talented or virtuous people; based on the story of the Duke of Zhou who interrupted his meals and his hair-washing to meet with worthy visitors

    tǔ​bǔ​wò​fǎ

    吐 (literal) → 吐 · tǔ · to spit 哺 (literal) → 哺 · bǔ · chewed food 握 (literal) → 握 · wò · to hold 发 (literal) → 发/髮 · fà · hair

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

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