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禮賢下士
lǐ​xián​xià​shì

to treat the wise with respect

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

礼贤下士/ 禮賢下士 lǐ​xián​xià​shì to treat the wise with respect

(set phrase) said of a high-ranking person who behaves with humility to cultivate and recruit people of talent and virtue

References

see 下士/下士 → 礼贤下士/禮賢下士
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