推賢讓能 (teoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4): to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

teoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4推賢讓能推贤让能

Jyutpingteoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4

Yaletēui yình yeungh nàngh

Definition

to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)

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T6Low level

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