jùn​gǔ

talented person

  • created reference approved 骏骨/駿骨 → 战国策/戰國策 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骏骨 / 駿骨 jùn​gǔ

    战国策 / 戰國策 zhàn​guó​cè

    see

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  • created sense approved 骏骨/駿骨 · jùn​gǔ · talented person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骏骨 / 駿骨

    jùn​gǔ

    talented person

    A person of great talent; specifically used in the context of seeking out and recruiting experts. Derived from a story in the "Strategies of the Warring States" where the bones of a deceased prize horse were bought for a high price to demonstrate a sincere desire to acquire living prize horses.

    骏 (literal) → 骏/駿 · jùn · spirited horse 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone

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  • created sense approved 骏骨/駿骨 · jùn​gǔ · bones of a fine horse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骏骨 / 駿骨

    jùn​gǔ

    bones of a fine horse

    (literary) The skeletal remains of a noble steed or stallion

    骏 (literal) → 骏/駿 · jùn · spirited horse 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone

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