Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「祁奚之薦」. Explanation below.
The idiom 「祁奚之薦」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Xi, a minister of the State of Jin, retired and was about to resign from his post as the Lieutenant of the Central Army. Duke Dao of Jin asked who could take over, and Qi Xi first recommended his enemy Jie Hu. When asked again, he recommended his son Qi Wu. Therefore, people at that time praised him for “not abandoning enemies when recommending people from outside, and not losing relatives when recommending people from inside.” Later used as good at
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qí xī zhī jiàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kei4 hai4 ji1 jin3
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