qiān​jīn​shì​gǔ

to value talent highly

千金市骨 qiān​jīn​shì​gǔ
to value talent highly
Eager and sincere in recruiting talented people, from the story of a ruler paying a fortune for the bones of a dead horse to prove his commitment to finding a live one

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