知遇之恩

zhīyùzhīēn
  1. lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)
  2. patronage
  3. protection

CEDICT

受到賞識和重用的恩情。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 知遇 zhīyù
  1. (literary) close friend
  2. (literary) to get to know each other; to be acquainted with each other
  3. (literary) to give special or preferential treatment
  4. close friend
  5. to get to know each other; to be acquainted with each other
  6. to give special or preferential treatment
2 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
=3 恩 ēn variant of 恩 ēn
=3 恩 ēn
  1. favor; grace; kindness
  2. (coll.) used like 嗯 èn in online chat, expressing agreement

Related entries

庥 xiū
  1. protection
  2. shade
防避 fángbì protection
庇佑 bìyòu
  1. to bless
  2. to protect
  3. protection (esp. divine)
庇祐 bìyòu
  1. to bless
  2. to protect
  3. protection (esp. divine)
  4. also written 庇佑 bìyòu
保護 bǎohù
  1. to protect
  2. to defend
  3. to safeguard
  4. protection

classifier: 種

保護我！

Protect me!

Protect me.

Source: Tatoeba

掩護 yǎnhù
  1. to screen
  2. to shield
  3. to cover
  4. protection
  5. cover

classifier: 面

湯姆，你能幫我掩護嗎？

Tom, will you cover for me?

Source: Tatoeba