select the good and the capable for public service(xuǎn xián jǔ néng)

select the good and the capable for public service

The Chinese idiom is Xu ǎ nxi á NJ ǔ n é ng, which means to select and appoint talents. It is also called "selecting talents and abilities" and "selecting talents and promoting abilities". It comes from the book of the old Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the book of the old Tang Dynasty, Shi Huo Zhi 1: "to set up officials and divide them into different posts, to select talents and appoint capable people, to gain them is beneficial to the country, and to those who are not talented is to suffer from Li Shu.". This cannot be unknown.

Idiom usage

It refers to cherishing talents. Examples in the words of Tao, those who select talents and appoint talents to rectify the country are the public in the world. In Wang Fuzhi's "reading Tongjian theory · emperor Cheng of Han Dynasty" and "book of rites · Liyun", it is said that "the journey of the great way is to serve the public, to select the virtuous and the able, and to uphold faith and build good neighborhoods." Guo Moruo's study of Qu Yuan, a historical figure, said: "he advocated the rule of virtue, advocated the selection of talents and ability, and advocated the unification."

Chinese PinYin : xuǎn xián jǔ néng