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搜扬仄陋 — “Seek out and promote the humble and obscure”

搜扬仄陋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek out and promote capable individuals from humble or obscure backgrounds”. Literally, “Seek out and promote the humble and obscure”.

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搜扬仄陋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

搜扬仄陋 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
搜
sōu12search for, inspect
扬
yáng6raise, praise, or scatter
仄
zè4inclined, narrow, uneasy
陋
lòu9ugly, crude, or uncivilized

Example Sentence with 搜扬仄陋

那些有远见的领导者,总是能搜扬仄陋,让更多有才华的人有机会发挥所长。
Visionary leaders are always able to seek out and promote capable individuals from humble backgrounds, allowing more talented people to showcase their strengths.

Idioms Related to 搜扬仄陋

Synonyms of 搜扬仄陋

  • sōu搜yáng扬cè侧lòu陋discover and promote hidden talent

More idioms starting with 搜

  • sōu搜qí奇jué抉guài怪seek out the unusual and select the strange
  • sōu搜qí奇fǎng访gǔ古explore wonders and visit antiquities
  • sōu搜qí奇xuǎn选miào妙seek out rarities and choose wonders
  • sōu搜yán岩cǎi采gàn干scour for talent
  • sōu搜gēn根tī剔chǐ齿investigate thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned
  • sōu搜gēn根wèn问dǐ底get to the bottom of something
  • sōu搜zhāng章zhāi摘jù句plagiarize by copying passages
  • sōu搜zhāng章tī擿jù句meticulously search and extract text fragments
  • sōu搜suǒ索kū枯cháng肠rack one's brains for inspiration
  • sōu搜suǒ索shèn肾wèi胃rack brains for literary composition
  • sōu搜cháng肠guā刮dù肚rack brains for ideas

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Questions about 搜扬仄陋

What does 搜扬仄陋 mean?

搜扬仄陋 (sōu yáng zè lòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek out and promote capable individuals from humble or obscure backgrounds”.

How do you pronounce 搜扬仄陋?

搜扬仄陋 is pronounced sōu yáng zè lòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 搜扬仄陋 literally mean?

Literally, 搜扬仄陋 means “Seek out and promote the humble and obscure”. It is used to mean “to seek out and promote capable individuals from humble or obscure backgrounds”.

What is the Chinese definition of 搜扬仄陋?

搜:寻求;扬:举荐,选拔;仄:通“侧”;仄陋:指微贱的人。搜罗和举荐地位卑微的贤人

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