Virtue and merit
The Chinese idiom, CH ē NGD é Du ó g ō ng in pinyin, means that the appointed person should consider not only his moral character but also his merits. It comes from Guanzi, the emperor and his ministers.
Notes on Idioms
Measure: measure; measure: measure.
The origin of Idioms
"Guanzi · junchenxia" says, "virtue and merit, persuade them to do what they can."
Idiom usage
It refers to the way of using people.
Virtue and merit
A snake swallows an elephant when the heart is weak - rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
make good omissions and deficiencies - shí yí bǔ quē
like an egg knocking itself against a stone - ruò luǎn tóu shí