举直厝枉 — “Promote the upright, dismiss the crooked”
举直厝枉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to promote honest and principled individuals while dismissing corrupt or dishonest ones; to uphold the upright and discard the crooked”. Literally, “Promote the upright, dismiss the crooked”.
举直厝枉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
举直厝枉 Character Breakdown
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What does 举直厝枉 mean?
举直厝枉 (jǔ zhí cuò wǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to promote honest and principled individuals while dismissing corrupt or dishonest ones; to uphold the upright and discard the crooked”.
How do you pronounce 举直厝枉?
举直厝枉 is pronounced jǔ zhí cuò wǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 举直厝枉 literally mean?
Literally, 举直厝枉 means “Promote the upright, dismiss the crooked”. It is used to mean “to promote honest and principled individuals while dismissing corrupt or dishonest ones; to uphold the upright and discard the crooked”.
What is the Chinese definition of 举直厝枉?
举：选拔；直：笔直，正直的人；枉：弯曲，邪恶的人。选用正直者而罢黜奸邪者