择人而事
zé​rén'ér​shì

to choose whom to serve

  1. 择 擇 zé verbnoun
    to choose
    (bound form) to select; to choose; to pick out; used primarily in formal compound words like 选择 xuǎn​zé
  2. 人 rén noun
    person
    person; people; human being; a human
  3. 而 ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. 事 shì
    to serve
    (bound form) to wait upon; to serve parents or a ruler