明德 míng dé highest virtue / illustrious virtue 女子无才便是德 女子無才便是德 nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom) 挖角 wā jué to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3] 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius 怀才不遇 懷才不遇 huái cái bù yù to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) / to be an unrecognized talent syn 选秀节目 選秀節目 xuǎn xiù jié mù talent show / talent competition 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it 远来的和尚会念经 遠來的和尚會念經 yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom) / foreign talent is valued higher than local talent 关羽 關羽 guān yǔ Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue syn 扬清激浊 揚清激濁 yáng qīng jī zhuó lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue 品学兼优 品學兼優 pǐn xué jiān yōu excelling both in morals and studies (idiom) / top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning syn 彰善癉惡 彰善瘅恶 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice 彰善瘅恶 彰善癉惡 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice syn 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 名利双收 名利雙收 míng lì shuāng shōu both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn little virtue and meager abilities (idiom) / I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1]) 德高望重 dé gāo - wàng zhòng (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 功德 gōng dé achievements and virtue syn 师表 師表 shī biǎo paragon of virtue and learning / exemplary character syn 仁至义尽 仁至義盡 rén zhì yì jìn extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom) / meticulous virtue and attention to duty syn 弃恶从善 棄惡從善 qì è cóng shàn to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom) 劝善惩恶 勸善懲惡 quàn shàn chéng è to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom) / fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you 改恶向善 改惡向善 gǎi è xiàng shàn turn away from evil and follow virtue 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom) 弃邪归正 棄邪歸正 qì xié guī zhèng to give up evil and return to virtue syn 澡身浴德 zǎo shēn yù dé to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom) / to improve oneself by meditation / cleanliness is next to godliness 积德累功 積德累功 jī dé lěi gōng to accumulate merit and virtue 安贫乐道 安貧樂道 ān pín lè dào to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom) syn 威德 wēi dé power and virtue 年高德劭 nián gāo dé shào to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom) syn 陀罗尼 陀羅尼 tuó luó ní incantation (Sanskrit: dharani) / religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil) 扬善抑恶司 揚善抑惡司 Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice 五福临门 五福臨門 wǔ fú lín mén lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year) 惩恶扬善 懲惡揚善 chéng è yáng shàn to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom) 三不朽 sān bù xiǔ the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]) 求仁得仁 qiú rén dé rén lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián - lǐ shì (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars 道德 dào dé virtue / morality / ethics / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 美德 měi dé virtue syn 野花 yě huā wildflower / woman of easy virtue 贞操 貞操 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity syn 伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue) / to promote syn 孝道 xiào dao filial piety (Confucian virtue) / to be a good son or daughter syn 德治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) 挂羊头卖狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue syn 阴德 陰德 yīn dé secret virtue syn 善有善报 善有善報 shàn yǒu shàn bào virtue has its rewards (idiom) / one good turn deserves another 圣 聖 shèng (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred syn 为德不卒 為德不卒 wéi dé bù zú to start on virtue but give up (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span 为德不终 為德不終 wéi dé bù zhōng to start on virtue but give up (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span 疏财仗义 疏財仗義 shū cái zhàng yì distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom) / fig. generous in helping the needy 疏财重义 疏財重義 shū cái zhòng yì distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom) / fig. to give generously in a public cause 厚德载物 厚德載物 hòu dé zài wù with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom) 善有善报，恶有恶报 善有善報，惡有惡報 shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào virtue has its reward, evil its retribution 悳 dé variant of 德 / virtue / goodness / morality / ethics 皎皎者易污 jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom) 盛德 shèng dé splendid virtue / majestic moral character / great kindness 至德 zhì dé splendid virtue / majestic moral character / great kindness 魔高一丈，道高一尺 mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. 道德党 道德黨 Virtue Party 道德基金会 道德基金會 Virtue Foundation 吉士 jí shì cheese (loanword) / custard powder / (literary) man (laudatory) / person of virtue 立德 lì dé to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 新人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens syn 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 才学 才學 cái xué talent and learning / scholarship 后起之秀 後起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster / new talent / a brilliant younger generation syn 德才兼备 德才兼備 dé cái jiān bèi having both integrity and talent (idiom) 人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom) / Pray forgive my ignorance,... syn 尊贤使能 尊賢使能 zūn xián shǐ néng to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ talent in both military and civil field (idiom) 才气过人 才氣過人 cái qì guò rén an outstanding talent (idiom) / surpassing insight and acumen 才识过人 才識過人 cái shí guò rén an outstanding talent (idiom) / surpassing insight and acumen 招贤纳士 招賢納士 zhāo xián nà shì invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom) / to recruit talent syn 识才尊贤 識才尊賢 shí cái zūn xián to recognize talent and have great respect for it 尊贤爱物 尊賢愛物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people 新人才计划 New and Emerging Talent Initiative 德才兼备 德才兼備 dé cái - jiān bèi (idiom) possessing both integrity and talent 才能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity syn 人才 rén cái talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks syn 天才 tiān cái talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted syn 才华 才華 cái huá talent / CL:份[fen4] syn 身手 shēn shǒu skill / talent / agility syn 流露出 liú lù chū to display (talent) / to exude (pleasure) 独具 獨具 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc) syn 脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself syn 秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent syn 新秀 xīn xiù rising star / new talent syn 气力 氣力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent syn 才艺 才藝 cái yì talent 怀有 懷有 huái yǒu to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc) syn 奇人 qí rén an eccentric / odd person / person of extraordinary talent syn 绝代 絕代 jué dài peerless / unmatched in his generation / incomparable (talent, beauty) syn 