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Open the tool →推贤逊能 (tuī xián xùn néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend worthy individuals and yield positions to those who are more capable or talented, promoting the capable to ensure effective governance or management”.
推贤逊能 is pronounced tuī xián xùn néng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 推贤逊能 means “Recommend the worthy, yield to the capable”. It is used to mean “to recommend worthy individuals and yield positions to those who are more capable or talented, promoting the capable to ensure effective governance or management”.
推:举荐;逊:退让。举荐贤人,让位于能者