敬贤礼士

Traditional: 敬賢禮士

jìng xián lǐ shì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars

What does 敬贤礼士 mean?

敬贤礼士 (jìng xián lǐ shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars

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敬jìng(bound form) respectful; to respect · to offer politely 贤xiánworthy or virtuous person · honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation 礼Lǐsurname Li · abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites 士Shìsurname Shi

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敬贤礼士

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