知人之明

Chinese

		to be an insightful and astute judge of character	's; him/her/it; this	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (知人之明)		知人	之	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīrénzhīmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ jan⁴ ji¹ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīrénzhīmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihrénjhihmíng
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-jên²-chih¹-ming²
    • Yale: jr̄-rén-jr̄-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrenjyming
    • Palladius: чжижэньчжимин (čžižɛnʹčžimin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ jan⁴ ji¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: jī yàhn yī mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ jan⁴ ji¹ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ yen⁴ yi¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ jiː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

知人之明

1. the ability to identify talented individuals; the ability to appreciate a person's character and capability