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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「言揚行舉」.

Today, we explore the idiom 「言揚行舉」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Select talents based on virtue and reputation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yán yáng háng jǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yin4 yeung2/yeung4 haang4/hong4/hang4 geui2

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.