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搜扬侧陋 — “Search for and promote the humble and obscure”

搜扬侧陋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discover and promote talented individuals from humble or obscure backgrounds; to seek out and recommend people of ability regardless of their social standing”. Literally, “Search for and promote the humble and obscure”.

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搜扬侧陋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

搜扬侧陋 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
搜
sōu12search for, inspect
扬
yáng6raise, praise, or scatter
侧
cè8side, lean, humble
陋
lòu9ugly, crude, or uncivilized

Example Sentence with 搜扬侧陋

这位伯乐不辞辛劳,四处搜扬侧陋,终于为公司发现了几位杰出的青年才俊。
This discerning individual spared no effort, searching far and wide for and promoting talent from humble backgrounds, eventually discovering several outstanding young talents for the company.

Idioms Related to 搜扬侧陋

Synonyms of 搜扬侧陋

  • sōu搜yáng扬zè仄lòu陋Seek out and promote the humble and obscure

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 搜扬侧陋

What does 搜扬侧陋 mean?

搜扬侧陋 (sōu yáng cè lòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discover and promote talented individuals from humble or obscure backgrounds; to seek out and recommend people of ability regardless of their social standing”.

How do you pronounce 搜扬侧陋?

搜扬侧陋 is pronounced sōu yáng cè lòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 搜扬侧陋 literally mean?

Literally, 搜扬侧陋 means “Search for and promote the humble and obscure”. It is used to mean “to discover and promote talented individuals from humble or obscure backgrounds; to seek out and recommend people of ability regardless of their social standing”.

What is the Chinese definition of 搜扬侧陋?

搜:寻找。扬:选拔、举荐。侧:同“仄”。侧陋:隐伏,卑微,引申指地位低微。寻找和举荐地位低微的贤能之士。亦作“搜扬仄陋”。

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