harbour talent to await employment
Xi zhendaipin, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í zh ē nd à IP ì n, which means to lay out treasures and wait for others to choose; it used to mean talented people waiting for employment. It's from the book of rites, Confucianism.
Idiom explanation
I'd like to invite someone to take the post.
The origin of Idioms
"The book of rites · Confucianism" says: "Confucianism has treasures to be hired."
Idiom usage
A person of ability is waiting to be employed.
harbour talent to await employment
a minister without support at court and a prince born of a concubine fallen from grace - gū chén niè zǐ
All water and all mountains are poor - shuǐ jìn shān qióng
tell lies about this and about that - shuō bái dào hēi
have a genuine and sincere desire - zhēn xīn shí yì
Collection of historical records - yí xíng cáng zhì
history is full of such instances - shǐ bù jué shū
The way is good for safety, the potential is high for danger - dào gāo yì ān,shì gāo yì wēi