







内举不避亲,外举不避怨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be impartial in recommendations”. To appoint people based on merit, regardless of whether they are relatives or enemies, showing no favoritism or prejudice. Literally, “Inside recommendations do not avoid relatives, outside recommendations do not avoid enemies”.

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Open the tool →内举不避亲,外举不避怨 (nèi jǔ bù bì qīn , wài jǔ bù bì yuàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be impartial in recommendations”.
内举不避亲,外举不避怨 is pronounced nèi jǔ bù bì qīn , wài jǔ bù bì yuàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 内举不避亲,外举不避怨 means “Inside recommendations do not avoid relatives, outside recommendations do not avoid enemies”. It is used to mean “to be impartial in recommendations”.
举:推荐。举荐身边的人,即使是亲属也不回避;举荐外面的人,即使是仇敌也不躲开。形容办事公正无私