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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 「野無遺才」.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「野無遺才」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

It means to appoint people based on their merits and make the best use of their talents. Same as “There are no talented people left in the wild.”

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yě wú yí cái

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ye5 mou4 wai4 choi4

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