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

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 知 zhī
  1. to know
  2. to be aware
=1 知 zhì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
  2. Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
=2 遇 Yù surname Yu
=2 遇 yù
  1. (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned
  2. (bound form) to treat; to receive

Containing this entry

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