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敬
賢
禮
士
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贤
礼
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Jyutping
ging3 jin4 lai5 si6
Pinyin
jìng xián lǐ shì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to respect people of talent and ability (said of a superior)
(syn.) 好賢禮士, 好贤礼士
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
敬贤礼士
敬賢禮士
jìng xián lǐ shì
to treat worthies and intellectuals respectfully and courteously