zūn​xián​dá​dé

respect the wise and promote the virtuous

  • created sense approved 尊贤达德/尊賢達德 · zūn​xián​dá​dé · respect the wise and promote the virtuous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尊贤达德 / 尊賢達德

    zūn​xián​dá​dé

    respect the wise and promote the virtuous

    to respect people of great talent and promote those with universal virtues; to honor the worthy and uphold moral excellence

    尊 (literal) → 尊 · zūn · to respect 贤 (literal) → 贤/賢 · xián · worthy person 达 (literal) → 达/達 · dá · universal 德 (literal) → 德 · dé · virtue

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