value talents(qiān jīn shì gǔ)

value talents

Qianjinshigu is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Qi ā NJ ī NSH ì g ǔ, which means to buy the bones of Qianlima at a high price. It refers to the desire to attach importance to talents and long for talents. It comes from the poem "Ode to Li Boshi, imitate Han Gan, San Ma, Ci, Su Zi, you Yun".

Original idiom

In ancient times, there were kings who used thousands of gold to ask for thousands of horses, but they couldn't get them in three years. Juanren said to you, "ask for it." If you send it, you will get a thousand horses in March. When the horse is dead, he will buy the first 500 gold in return for the king. "You said angrily," the one you ask for will give birth to a horse, and donate 500 gold for the dead horse? " Juanren said to him, "if the horse is dead and the city has 500 gold, is it better to have a horse? The world will take the king as its power to market horses. Horses are coming today! " As a result, can not expect years, a thousand horses to three. Monarch: a monarch. Juanren: the official in charge of cleaning in the palace. Yu: Yes. 4. Dispatch: dispatch, dispatch. 5. Gold: refers to the ancient unit of money. 6. Reverse: return through "return". 7. Anshi: you still say "how to use"; where to use; how to use.. 8. Donation: throw it away and spend it in vain. 9. Right: answer. 10. And: still. 11. City: buy. So: in this case. Yes, it is. 13. Can't: No, dissatisfaction. 14. Period (J) year: twelve months is called "period year", that is, a whole year. 15. Three: it's not a real number. It means a lot. In ancient times, there was a king who wanted to buy a thousand li horse with thousands of gold, but he still couldn't find it after many years. A close courtier said to the king, "please let me look for it." The monarch sent him out to look for three months, and then found a thousand li horse. The horse was dead. He spent 500 gold to buy the head of the dead horse and came back to report to the monarch. The king was very angry and said, "what I want is a live horse. What's the use of buying the dead horse's bones for five hundred dollars?" the courtier replied, "you are willing to buy a dead horse for five hundred dollars, and what's the use of a live horse? People all over the world will surely think that the king bought a thousand li horse at a heavy price. Soon someone will present the horse Sure enough, in less than a year, the monarch got many horses offered by others.

Idiom explanation

Spend a thousand dollars to buy the bones of a thousand li horse. It compares the urgency of Luo Zhi's talents.

The origin of Idioms

In Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian's "Ode to Li Bo's time, imitating Han Gan '

Idiom usage

The urgent need to attract talents

Chinese PinYin : qiān jīn shì gǔ