举直错枉 — “Raise the upright, discard the crooked”
举直错枉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to promote the upright and capable while dismissing the crooked and corrupt; to appoint honest people and remove dishonest ones”. Literally, “Raise the upright, discard the crooked”.
举直错枉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
举直错枉 Character Breakdown
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- jǔ举shì世wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无dí敌Unrivaled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无bǐ比unrivaled in the world
- jǔ举shì世hún混zhuó浊the whole world is corrupt
- jǔ举shì世jiē皆zhī知known to all the world
- jǔ举shì世zhǔ瞩mù目attract worldwide attention
- jǔ举shì世mò莫bǐ比unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wén闻míng名world-renowned
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What does 举直错枉 mean?
举直错枉 (jǔ zhí cuò wǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to promote the upright and capable while dismissing the crooked and corrupt; to appoint honest people and remove dishonest ones”.
How do you pronounce 举直错枉?
举直错枉 is pronounced jǔ zhí cuò wǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 举直错枉 literally mean?
Literally, 举直错枉 means “Raise the upright, discard the crooked”. It is used to mean “to promote the upright and capable while dismissing the crooked and corrupt; to appoint honest people and remove dishonest ones”.
What is the Chinese definition of 举直错枉?
举：选拔。直：正直，指正直之人。错：通“措”，废弃，放弃。枉：弯曲，比喻邪恶之人。起用正直贤良，罢黜奸邪佞人。亦作“举直厝枉”、“举直措枉”。