知人善任

Chinese

		to be an insightful and astute judge of character	good	to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
trad. (知人善任)		知人	善	任
simp. #(知人善任)		知人	善	任

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīrénshànrèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīrénshànrèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihrénshànrèn
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-jên²-shan⁴-jên⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-rén-shàn-rèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrenshannrenn
    • Palladius: чжижэньшаньжэнь (čžižɛnʹšanʹžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶
    • Yale: jī yàhn sihn yahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ yen⁴ xin⁶ yem⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ siːn²² jɐm²²/

Idiom

知人善任

1. to know one's subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities