讓賢

Chinese

		to ask; to let; permit to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow	worthy (person)
trad. (讓賢)		讓	賢
simp. (让贤)		让	贤

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ràngxián

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁶ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): niū-hiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ràngxián
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ranqshyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁶ jin⁴
  - Yale: yeuhng yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁶ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁶ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːŋ²² jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niū-hiân
  - Tâi-lô: niū-hiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niuxhieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niũ²²⁻²¹ hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /niũ⁴¹⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /niũ²²⁻²¹ hiɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /niũ³³⁻¹¹ hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /niũ³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/

Verb

讓賢

to resign from one's post to make way for someone better qualified

Related terms

讓位／让位 (ràngwèi)

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