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): lǐxiánxiàshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐxiánxiàshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐsiánsiàshìh
    • Wade–Giles: li³-hsien²-hsia⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: lǐ-syán-syà-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liishyanshiahshyh
    • Palladius: лисяньсяши (lisjanʹsjaši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: láih yìhn hah sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ jin⁴ haa⁶ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁵ yin⁴ ha⁶ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ jiːn²¹ haː²² siː²²/

Idiom

禮賢下士

1. (of a ruler, etc.) to treat people of talent and virtue with courtesy and respect