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祁奚之薦

简祁奚之荐 · 繁祁奚之薦

Mandarin · pinyin Qí Xī zhī jiàn

Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty

Characters in this entry

祁: qí · pray; numerous, ample, abundant
奚: xī · where? what? how? why?; servant
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
薦: Look up this written character
荐: jiàn · repeat, reoccur; recommend

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

2–1–1–4 · Qi2 Xi1 zhi1 jian4

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

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kei4 hai4 zi1 zin3

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