ràng​xián​yǔ​néng

to step aside for a more capable person

  • created sense approved 让贤与能/讓賢與能 · ràng​xián​yǔ​néng · to step aside for a more capable person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    让贤与能 / 讓賢與能

    ràng​xián​yǔ​néng

    to step aside for a more capable person

    to step aside and give a more worthy or talented person a chance; to retire and give way to someone better.

    让贤 (literal) → 让贤/讓賢 · ràng​xián · to yield to the more worthy 与 (literal) → 与/與 · yǔ · and 能 (literal) → 能 · néng · talented

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