worth one's salt

English

Etymology

From the Roman practice of paying wages in the form of bags of salt.

Adjective

worth one's salt

(idiomatic) Competent or adept, especially at one's occupation.
Any doctor worth his salt should be able to correctly diagnose the illness.

Translations

competent or adept

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Mandarin: 勝任 (zh), 胜任 (zh) (shèngrèn)
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