进贤退奸 — “Advance the virtuous, dismiss the treacherous”
进贤退奸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to promote the virtuous and capable, and dismiss the corrupt and wicked; to appoint worthy individuals and remove the dishonest”. Literally, “Advance the virtuous, dismiss the treacherous”.
进贤退奸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- jìn进rén人ruò若jiāng将jiā加zhū诸xī膝，，tuì退rén人ruò若jiāng将zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Elevate favorites, cast down dislikes
- jìn进fǔ俯tuì退fǔ俯inconsistent movement or posture
- jìn进lì利chú除hài害promote good, eliminate harm
- jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻，，jù据kě可yǐ以shǒu守strategic flexibility in offense and defense
- jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻，，tuì退kě可yǐ以shǒu守flexible in offense and defense
- jìn进kě可tì替bù不offer good strategies to eliminate flawed practices
- jìn进kě可tì替fǒu否Advance good to replace bad
- jìn进shàn善chéng惩jiān奸promote good, punish evil
- jìn进shàn善chéng惩è恶promote good and punish evil
- jìn进shàn善tuì退è恶promote good, dismiss evil
- jìn进shàn善chù黜è恶promote good, dismiss evil
- jìn进rǎng壤guǎng广dì地expand territory
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What does 进贤退奸 mean?
进贤退奸 (jìn xián tuì jiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to promote the virtuous and capable, and dismiss the corrupt and wicked; to appoint worthy individuals and remove the dishonest”.
How do you pronounce 进贤退奸?
进贤退奸 is pronounced jìn xián tuì jiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进贤退奸 literally mean?
Literally, 进贤退奸 means “Advance the virtuous, dismiss the treacherous”. It is used to mean “to promote the virtuous and capable, and dismiss the corrupt and wicked; to appoint worthy individuals and remove the dishonest”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进贤退奸?
犹言进贤黜佞。进用贤良，黜退奸佞。