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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

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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
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荐: jiàn · repeat, reoccur; recommend

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2–1–1–4 · Qi2 Xi1 zhi1 jian4

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