yí​rén​wù​shǐ​shǐ​rén​wù​yí

don't use a person you suspect and don't suspect a person you use

  • created sense approved 疑人勿使,使人勿疑 · yí​rén​wù​shǐ​shǐ​rén​wù​yí · don't use a person you suspect and don't suspect a person you use — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疑人勿使,使人勿疑

    yí​rén​wù​shǐ​shǐ​rén​wù​yí

    don't use a person you suspect and don't suspect a person you use

    proverb meaning that one should not employ someone if they are distrusted, and one should not maintain doubts about someone once they have been given a task or position

    疑 (literal) → 疑 · yí · to doubt 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 勿 (literal) → 勿 · wù · do not 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to use , (non_chinese) 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to use 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 勿 (literal) → 勿 · wù · do not 疑 (literal) → 疑 · yí · to doubt

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