贤贤易色 — “To value virtue and talent over physical appearance”
贤贤易色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to value virtue and talent over physical appearance”. Especially to respect the wise and virtuous rather than being swayed by superficial beauty. Literally, “Respect the worthy, disregard beauty”.
贤贤易色 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贤贤易色 Character Breakdown
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- xián贤rén人jūn君zǐ子virtuous and noble gentleman
- xián贤qī妻liáng良mǔ母a good wife and kind mother
- xián贤cái才jūn君zǐ子virtuous and talented person
- xián贤mǔ母liáng良qī妻a virtuous wife and loving mother
- xián贤zhě者zài在wèi位，，néng能zhě者zài在zhí职Virtuous in power, competent in office
- xián贤liáng良fāng方zhèng正virtuous and upright person
- xián贤shēn身guì贵tǐ体a person of noble birth or high social standing
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Open the tool →Questions about 贤贤易色
What does 贤贤易色 mean?
贤贤易色 (xián xián yì sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to value virtue and talent over physical appearance”.
How do you pronounce 贤贤易色?
贤贤易色 is pronounced xián xián yì sè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贤贤易色 literally mean?
Literally, 贤贤易色 means “Respect the worthy, disregard beauty”. It is used to mean “to value virtue and talent over physical appearance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贤贤易色?
本指对妻子要重品德，不重容貌。后多指尊重贤德的人，不看重女色。