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山不厭高 海不厭深
“The mountain never refuses more height, nor the sea more depth. The Duke of Zhou spat out his food to welcome talent — and the hearts of the realm turned to him.”
— Cao Cao曹操
ko산은 높아지기를 마다하지 않고 바다는 깊어지기를 마다하지 않는다. 주공이 입 안의 음식을 뱉어가며 인재를 맞으니, 천하의 마음이 그에게 돌아갔다.
ja山は高くなることを厭わず、海は深くなることを厭わない。周公は口の中の食べ物を吐き出してまで人材を迎え、天下の心が彼に帰した。
The scene behind the words
The closing of the Short Song — Cao Cao’s talent philosophy in one image. People, like earth to a mountain or water to the sea, can never be gathered in excess; he backed it with three "seek the worthy" edicts hiring without regard to birth or blemish. Still quoted wherever recruiting is discussed.
Source: Cao Cao’s "Short Song"