祁奚举午 — “To recommend a capable person without personal bias”

祁奚举午 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend a capable person without personal bias”. Even if it means recommending one's own relative, demonstrating impartiality and objectivity in selecting the worthy. Literally, “Qi Xi recommends Wu”.

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祁奚举午 Pronunciation and Pinyin

祁奚举午 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
祁	qí	6	grand, intense, abundant, leisurely
奚	xī	10	why, what, where
举	jǔ	9	lift, raise, or undertake
午	wǔ	4	noon or horse

Example Sentence with 祁奚举午

公司的HR经理在招聘新职位时，秉持祁奚举午的精神，最终选择了最符合岗位要求的应聘者，尽管其中有他一位远房亲戚。

When recruiting for a new position, the company's HR manager upheld the spirit of "Qi Xi Ju Wu", ultimately selecting the applicant who best met the job requirements, even though one of them was a distant relative.

Origin and Story of 祁奚举午

During the Spring and Autumn period, intense power struggles gripped the Jin nobility. Fan Xuanzi expelled his grandson Luan Ying and executed his confederate Yang Shehu.

Grand Master Qi Xi then requested to retire and return to his hometown. When Duke Ping of Jin asked him for a successor, Qi Xi recommended Jie Hu, who was his adversary.

Later, when the Duke inquired about a suitable candidate for the commander of the central army, Qi Xi nominated his own son, Qi Wu.