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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「求賢若渴」.

Here, we present the idiom 「求賢若渴」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Seek wise men as one who is thirsty seeks drink. Describes the urgency of recruiting talent.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiú xián ruò kě

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

kau4 yin4 yeuk6 hot3

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