举仇举子 — “To recommend both one's enemies and one's own son”
举仇举子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend both one's enemies and one's own son”. Signifying complete impartiality and fairness in making selections or recommendations, valuing only virtue and talent. Literally, “Recommend enemies, recommend sons”.
举仇举子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
举仇举子 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 举仇举子
During the Spring and Autumn period, power struggles among the nobles of the State of Jin were intense. Fan Xuanzi drove away his maternal grandson, Luan Ying, and executed his accomplice, Yang Shehu.
Grand Master Qi Xi requested to retire and return to his hometown. When Duke Jing of Jin asked him who should succeed him, Qi Xi recommended his personal enemy, Xie Hu.
Later, when the Duke inquired who could serve as the commander of the central army, Qi Xi recommended his own son, Qi Wu.
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More idioms starting with 举
- jǔ举yī一fǎn反sān三infer many from one
- jǔ举yī一fèi废bǎi百cite one, disregard many
- jǔ举bù不shèng胜jǔ举too many to list
- jǔ举shì世wú无lún伦unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无dí敌Unrivaled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无bǐ比unrivaled in the world
- jǔ举shì世hún混zhuó浊the whole world is corrupt
- jǔ举shì世jiē皆zhī知known to all the world
- jǔ举shì世zhǔ瞩mù目attract worldwide attention
- jǔ举shì世mò莫bǐ比unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wén闻míng名world-renowned
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Open the tool →Questions about 举仇举子
What does 举仇举子 mean?
举仇举子 (jǔ chóu jǔ zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend both one's enemies and one's own son”.
How do you pronounce 举仇举子?
举仇举子 is pronounced jǔ chóu jǔ zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 举仇举子 literally mean?
Literally, 举仇举子 means “Recommend enemies, recommend sons”. It is used to mean “to recommend both one's enemies and one's own son”.
Where does 举仇举子 come from?
举仇举子 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 举仇举子?
举：推荐；仇：仇敌；子：儿子。既推荐仇敌，也推荐儿子。形容办事公正