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| Processed by: | richwarm (2023-10-04 03:15:29 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 74298 - submitted by 'kbaiko' >> https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E7%88%B1%E6%89%8D%E8%8B%A5%E6%B8%B4 -------------------------------- Editor: Please supply examples of usage, especially if the word you are submitting is one you found only in a dictionary. Supplying examples demonstrates that the word is actually in use, and it also helps us to verify the definition. It wasn't very easy for me to find examples of usage in the wild. A lot of the Google results were just references *defining* the expression rather than texts *using* the expression. I did find the two examples below, both relating to ancient history. In both cases, the subject of the expression was an emperor or an otherwise powerful individual. That inclined me away from the wording "greatly admire talent", which is be something even a nonentity may do. (Any random spectator at the Olympics may greatly admire the talents of the athletes, for example.) But anyway, if you have examples where it's a nonentity who admires talent, please resubmit! - 曹操爱才若渴，那他会处死许攸和荀与什么有关？ - 熟悉历史的读者应该会知道单雄信这个人，他是隋末一个重情重义，勇武过人的好汉，但一向爱才若渴的唐太宗唯独不收服他，一定要杀掉他，这是为何？ |
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# 愛才若渴 爱才若渴 [ai4 cai2 ruo4 ke3] /(idiom) to greatly admire talent/ + 愛才若渴 爱才若渴 [ai4 cai2 ruo4 ke3] /(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people/ |