Virtue and Art

德才兼备 Having both virtue and ability. The 2019 regulations on appointing Party and government leaders name the principle decai jianbei, yi de wei xian: both virtue and ability, with virtue first.

德艺双馨 Virtue and art both fragrant. Said mostly of artists, whose character and art both have a good name. A dictionary example: “Mei Lanfang was truly an artist of both virtue and art.”

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