陟罚臧否 — Chinese idiom
陟罚臧否
zhì fá zāng pǐ
Traditional: 陟罰臧否
Meaning
- to evaluate the merits and demerits of; (esp. in formal, ethical or societal contexts) to critique; to judge
Character by character
- 陟zhìto climb; to advance; progress
- 罚fápenalty, fine; to punish, to penalize
- 臧zānggood, right; generous; to command
- 否pǐno, not, un-; final particle
Idioms sharing a character
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