To possess both virtue and talent.
德品德；才才能；备具备。既有好的思想品质，又有工作的才干和能力。
宋·许月卿《先天集·人邑道中三首》天涵地育王公旦，德备才全范仲淹。”
The ideal leader should be one who is both morally upright and professionally competent, embodying the quality of being both virtuous and talented.
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