知人善任

Chinese

		to be an insightful and astute judge of character	good	to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
trad. (知人善任)		知人	善	任
simp. ^#(知人善任)		知人	善	任

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīrénshànrèn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīrénshànrèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihrénshànrèn
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-jên²-shan⁴-jên⁴
  - Yale: jr̄-rén-shàn-rèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrenshannrenn
  - Palladius: чжижэньшаньжэнь (čžižɛnʹšanʹžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶
  - Yale: jī yàhn sihn yahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ yen⁴ xin⁶ yem⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ siːn²² jɐm²²/

Idiom

知人善任

to know one's subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities

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