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Here, we present the idiom 「選賢任能」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Select and employ virtuous people. Also written as “select the virtuous and capable” and “select the virtuous and capable.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xuǎn xián rèn néng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syun2 yin4 yam6 nang4
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