appoint people on their merit

appoint people on their merit

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ǐ Xi á NR è NN é ng, which means to appoint people with moral character and talent. It comes from the story of Goujian's conspiracy in the spring and Autumn period of Wu and Yue.

The origin of Idioms

Zhao Ye, Han Dynasty, wrote "the legend of Goujian's conspiracy in the spring and Autumn period of Wu and Yue Dynasties:" the king of Yue said: "I am a virtuous and capable man, and I have different things. I hope I can hear the plan of revenge. Now I'm silent and invisible. I don't hear his words, so I'm sorry."

Idiom usage

As a predicate or object; used in officialdom, etc