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推賢讓能

简 推贤让能 · 繁 推賢讓能
Mandarin · pinyin tuī xián ràng néng

Meanings

  1. to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
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推
tuī · push, expel; push forward
賢
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讓
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能
néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
贤
xián · virtuous, worthy, good; able
让
ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede
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1–2–4–2 · tui1 xian2 rang4 neng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

teoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4

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teoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4

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推賢讓能 · tui1 xian2 rang4 neng2
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Exact source record推賢讓能 推贤让能 [tui1 xian2 rang4 neng2] /to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)/