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

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

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

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