任人唯親

Chinese

		to use or appoint people; to let people	yes; only; alone	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
trad. (任人唯親)		任人	唯	親
simp. (任人唯亲)		任人	唯	亲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rènrénwéiqīn

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rènrénwéiqīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rènrénwéicin
  - Wade–Giles: jên⁴-jên²-wei²-chʻin¹
  - Yale: rèn-rén-wéi-chīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennrenweichin
  - Palladius: жэньжэньвэйцинь (žɛnʹžɛnʹvɛjcinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

Idiom

任人唯親

to appoint people by favouritism; nepotism

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