爱贤念旧 — “To admire virtuous people and cherish old friends or acquaintances”
爱贤念旧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to admire virtuous people and cherish old friends or acquaintances”. Literally, “Admire the worthy, cherish the old”.
爱贤念旧 Pronunciation and Pinyin
爱贤念旧 Character Breakdown
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- ài爱bù不rěn忍shì释too fond to part with
- ài爱bù不shì释shǒu手love something too much to part with it
- ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生love someone so much you wish them to live
- ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生，，è恶zhī之yù欲qí其sǐ死love to live, hate to die
- ài爱ren人yǐ以dé德Love others with virtue and integrity
- ài爱ren人lì利wù物cherish and benefit others
- ài爱rén人hào好shì士cherish and value talented individuals
- ài爱zé则jiā加zhū诸xī膝，，è恶zé则zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Love or hate dictates all actions
- ài爱bié别lí离kǔ苦the pain of parting from loved ones
- ài爱shì势tān贪cái财obsessed with power and greedy for money
- ài爱bó博ér而qíng情bù不zhuān专love widely but not dedicated
- ài爱kǒu口shí识xiū羞too shy to speak
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Open the tool →Questions about 爱贤念旧
What does 爱贤念旧 mean?
爱贤念旧 (ài xián niàn jiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to admire virtuous people and cherish old friends or acquaintances”.
How do you pronounce 爱贤念旧?
爱贤念旧 is pronounced ài xián niàn jiù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 爱贤念旧 literally mean?
Literally, 爱贤念旧 means “Admire the worthy, cherish the old”. It is used to mean “to admire virtuous people and cherish old friends or acquaintances”.
What is the Chinese definition of 爱贤念旧?
念：思念。爱慕贤者，怀念故旧