禮賢下士

禮賢下士

See also: 礼贤下士

Chinese

		gift; propriety; rite	worthy (person)	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (禮賢下士)		禮	賢	下	士
simp. (礼贤下士)		礼	贤	下	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐ xián xià shì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǐ xián xià shì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lii shyan shiah shyh
    • IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

禮賢下士

1. to show respect for men of talent and to not be condescending to men of average abilities