appoint people on their merit

appoint people on their merit

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is j ǔ Xi á NSH ǐ n é ng, which means to recommend talents and appoint capable people. It comes from the book of rites.

Idiom usage

It refers to the selection of talents

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: select the best and appoint the best; antonym: cronyism

The origin of Idioms

In the book of rites, the great biography says, "three is to promote the virtuous, four is to enable."

Idiom explanation

Recommend, select. Recommend sages and appoint capable people.