任人唯贤 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to appoint people according to their merits ; appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

Character by character

• 任rènto trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, o
• 人rénman, person; people
• 唯wéionly; sole
• 贤xiánvirtuous, worthy; good, able

Idioms sharing a character

• 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
• 任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē
• 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
• 任劳任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn
• 任贤使能 rèn xián shǐ néng
• 力不胜任 lì bù shèng rèn
• 委以重任 wěi yǐ zhòng rèn
• 知人善任 zhī rén shàn rèn
• 听之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī
• 走马上任 zǒu mǎ shàng rèn

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