"禮賢下士" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɐi̯¹³ jiːn²¹ haː²² siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /lɐi̯¹³ jiːn²¹ haː²² siː²²/ Chinese transliterations: lǐxiánxiàshì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lǐxiánxiàshì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lǐsiánsiàshìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], li³-hsien²-hsia⁴-shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǐ-syán-syà-shr̀ [Mandarin, Yale], liishyanshiahshyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лисяньсяши [Mandarin, Palladius], lisjanʹsjaši [Mandarin, Palladius], láih yìhn hah sih [Cantonese, Yale], lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lei⁵ yin⁴ ha⁶ xi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 禮賢下士
  1. (of a ruler, etc.) to treat people of talent and virtue with courtesy and respect Tags: idiomatic, usually
    Sense id: en-禮賢下士-zh-phrase-Vl5MI93k Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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        "to treat people of talent and virtue with courtesy and respect"
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          "courtesy",
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      "zh-pron": "lǐxiánxiàshì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǐxiánxiàshì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǐsiánsiàshìh"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "li³-hsien²-hsia⁴-shih⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǐ-syán-syà-shr̀"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лисяньсяши"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lisjanʹsjaši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "zh-pron": "láih yìhn hah sih"
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      "zh-pron": "lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lei⁵ yin⁴ ha⁶ xi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐi̯¹³ jiːn²¹ haː²² siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐi̯¹³ jiːn²¹ haː²² siː²²/"
    }
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  "word": "禮賢下士"
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        "to treat people of talent and virtue with courtesy and respect"
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        ],
        [
          "talent",
          "talent"
        ],
        [
          "virtue",
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          "courtesy",
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      "zh-pron": "lǐxiánxiàshì"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǐxiánxiàshì"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǐsiánsiàshìh"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "li³-hsien²-hsia⁴-shih⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǐ-syán-syà-shr̀"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лисяньсяши"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lisjanʹsjaši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láih yìhn hah sih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lei⁵ yin⁴ ha⁶ xi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐi̯¹³ jiːn²¹ haː²² siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐi̯¹³ jiːn²¹ haː²² siː²²/"
    }
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