Gǔdài de jūnzhǔ chángcháng dàochù xúnfǎng xiánrén.
Rulers in ancient times often searched far and wide for worthy men.
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Under a ban on alcohol in 曹操's time, drinkers spoke in code: clear wine was a 圣人 (sage) and cloudy wine a 贤人 (worthy). The two words together, 圣贤, mean the great sages and worthies of the past.
