爱才若渴 — Chinese idiom
爱才若渴
ài cái ruò kě
Traditional: 愛才若渴
Meaning
- to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
Character by character
- 爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
- 才cáiability, talent, gift; just, only
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 渴kěthirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for
Idioms sharing a character
- 因爱成恨 yīn ài chéng hèn
- 嫌贫爱富 xián pín ài fù
- 忠君爱国 zhōng jūn ài guó
- 爱不忍释 ài bù rěn shì
- 爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu
- 爱屋及乌 ài wū jí wū
- 爱惜羽毛 ài xī yǔ máo
- 爱民如子 ài mín rú zǐ
- 爱理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ
- 爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù
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