"知人善任" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ siːn²² jɐm²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ siːn²² jɐm²²/ Chinese transliterations: zhīrénshànrèn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhīrénshànrèn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhihrénshànrèn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹-jên²-shan⁴-jên⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄-rén-shàn-rèn [Mandarin, Yale], jyrenshannrenn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжижэньшаньжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], čžižɛnʹšanʹžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], jī yàhn sihn yahm [Cantonese, Yale], dzi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji¹ yen⁴ xin⁶ yem⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 知人善任
  1. to know one's subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities Tags: idiomatic
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know one's subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities"
      ],
      "id": "en-知人善任-zh-phrase-o6oBjCaZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ],
        [
          "subordinate",
          "subordinate"
        ],
        [
          "commensurate",
          "commensurate"
        ],
        [
          "abilities",
          "ability"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīrénshànrèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīrénshànrèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihrénshànrèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-jên²-shan⁴-jên⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-rén-shàn-rèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyrenshannrenn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжижэньшаньжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžižɛnʹšanʹžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī yàhn sihn yahm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ yen⁴ xin⁶ yem⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ siːn²² jɐm²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ siːn²² jɐm²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "知人善任"
}
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 人",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 任",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 善",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 知",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know one's subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ],
        [
          "subordinate",
          "subordinate"
        ],
        [
          "commensurate",
          "commensurate"
        ],
        [
          "abilities",
          "ability"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīrénshànrèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīrénshànrèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihrénshànrèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-jên²-shan⁴-jên⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-rén-shàn-rèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyrenshannrenn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжижэньшаньжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžižɛnʹšanʹžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī yàhn sihn yahm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ yen⁴ xin⁶ yem⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ siːn²² jɐm²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ siːn²² jɐm²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "知人善任"
}

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