保用

Mandarin

Verb

保用 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bǎoyòng)

1. (archaic) to employ someone based upon the recommendation of others

References

• "保用" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-05-10.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: