scholar widely admired for both virtue and learning

scholar widely admired for both virtue and learning

He Mingzhi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h è m í ngzh ī sh ì, which means a person who has both ability and political integrity and has a great reputation. From Zhongfu in Zhouyi.

The origin of Idioms

Zhongfu in the book of changes: "the crane crows in Yin, and its son is in harmony with it; I have a good Lord, and I am in harmony with you."

Idiom usage

He is a hermit with talent and reputation, but his majesty should be careful with the commandments of the classics and try to change the way of recovery. If you are far away from the courtiers, you should be quick. (Biography of Yang CI in the book of the later Han Dynasty)