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(of a ruler or high ranking official) treat worthy men and men of virtue with courtesy; be considerate and kind to men of talent; go out of one's way to enlist the services of the talented and the learned

lǐ xián xià shì

礼 贤 下 士

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(of a ruler or high ranking official) treat worthy men and men of virtue with courtesy; be considerate and kind to men of talent; go out of one's way to enlist the services of the talented and the learned
- lǐ xián xià shì yán lǎn dà liàng rén cái rù mù yǐ wéi jǐ yòng chéng wéi zhè yī shí qī yǒu chéng jiù de fēng jiàn jūn zhǔ zuì cháng yòng de bàn fǎ
  礼贤下士，延揽大量人才入幕、以为己用成为这一时期有成就的封建君主最常用的办法。
  It became usual for a successful feudal monarch in those period to employ a great many talents as their secretaries.
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sān gù máo lú三顾茅庐

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