举贤不避亲舉賢不避親舉賢不避親

in recommending the worthy, don't avoid your relatives

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: When recommending people, judge by merit and don't exclude a relative just because of kinship. Said approvingly.

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Simplified: 举贤不避亲
Traditional (Taiwan): 舉賢不避親
Pinyin: jǔ xián bú bìqīn
Bopomofo: ㄐㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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