禮賢下士
lǐ​xián​xià​shì

to treat the wise with respect

  • created sense approved 礼贤下士/禮賢下士 · lǐ​xián​xià​shì · to treat the wise with respect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · to treat with respect 贤 (literal) → 贤/賢 · xián · worthy person 下士 (literal) → 下士 · xià​shì · to humble oneself

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