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识才尊贤

shí cái zūn xiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to recognize talent and have great respect for it
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

識才尊賢 识才尊贤 [shi2 cai2 zun1 xian2] /to recognize talent and have great respect for it/

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Other forms in these source records: 識才尊賢

  • 识
    shí

    to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shì]

    zhì

    to record / to write a footnote

  • 才
    cái

    ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only / (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really / actually / (variant of 才[cái]) just now / (variant of 才[cái]) (before an expression of quantity) only

  • 尊
    zūn

    senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel

  • 贤
    xián

    worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.