







野没遗贤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ensure that all talented and virtuous individuals are recognized and utilized, with no one overlooked or left in obscurity; to appoint people based on merit and ensure everyone's abilities are fully employed”. Literally, “No worthy person overlooked”.

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Open the tool →野没遗贤 (yě méi yí xián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ensure that all talented and virtuous individuals are recognized and utilized, with no one overlooked or left in obscurity; to appoint people based on merit and ensure everyone's abilities are fully employed”.
野没遗贤 is pronounced yě méi yí xián in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 野没遗贤 means “no worthy person overlooked”. It is used to mean “to ensure that all talented and virtuous individuals are recognized and utilized, with no one overlooked or left in obscurity; to appoint people based on merit and ensure everyone's abilities are fully employed”.
指任人唯贤,人尽其才。同“野无遗贤”。