招賢納士

See also: 招贤纳士

Chinese

		to invite men of talent to one's side	to accept; to pay (tax etc.)	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (招賢納士)		招賢	納	士
simp. (招贤纳士)		招贤	纳	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāoxiánnàshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhāoxiánnàshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaosiánnàshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chao¹-hsien²-na⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: jāu-syán-nà-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaushyannahshyh
  - Palladius: чжаосяньнаши (čžaosjanʹnaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ nä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

招賢納士

to invite men of wisdom and valor to one's side

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