論資排輩
lùn​zī​pái​bèi

to assign seniority

  • created sense approved 论资排辈/論資排輩 · lùn​zī​pái​bèi · to assign seniority — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    论资排辈 / 論資排輩

    lùn​zī​pái​bèi

    to assign seniority

    To assign positions, promotions, or benefits based solely on seniority and qualifications rather than actual ability or merit.

    论 (literal) → 论/論 · lùn · by 资 (literal) → 资/資 · zī · qualifications 排 (literal) → 排 · pái · to arrange 辈 (literal) → 辈/輩 · bèi · generation

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

    created sense