appoint people on their merit
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is j ǔ Xi á NSH ǐ n é ng, which means to recommend talents and appoint capable people. It comes from the book of rites.
Idiom usage
It refers to the selection of talents
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: select the best and appoint the best; antonym: cronyism
The origin of Idioms
In the book of rites, the great biography says, "three is to promote the virtuous, four is to enable."
Idiom explanation
Recommend, select. Recommend sages and appoint capable people.
Chinese PinYin : jǔ xián shǐ néng
appoint people on their merit
everything looks fresh and gay. wàn xiàng gēng xīn
May your offspring be as numerous as a katydid's.. zhōng sī yǎn qìng
a single spark can start a prairie fire. cuò huǒ liǎo yuán
Young men fresh from school are uncompromising despite pressure from above.. chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
break up the whole into parts. huà zhěng wéi líng
not to injure the people in the least. qiū háo wú fàn
bureaucrats shield one another. guān guān xiāng wéi