荐贤举能
jiàn​xián​jǔ​néng

to recommend the talented

  • created sense approved 荐贤举能/薦賢舉能 · jiàn​xián​jǔ​néng · to recommend the talented — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    荐贤举能 / 薦賢舉能

    jiàn​xián​jǔ​néng

    to recommend the talented

    to recommend and promote people who possess both talent and virtue; to put forward capable people for positions of responsibility

    荐 (literal) → 荐/薦 · jiàn · to recommend 贤 (literal) → 贤/賢 · xián · worthy person 举 (literal) → 举/舉 · jǔ · to choose 能 (literal) → 能 · néng · talented

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

    created sense