- 良禽择木 liángqínzémù a fine bird chooses its treeLiterally means a fine bird chooses a good tree to nest in; used to describe a talented person choosing a wise leader or a person of integrity to serve.
- 择木而处 zémù'érchǔ to select a patron to serve(literary) a bird chooses a tree in which to nest; used to describe choosing a wise leader to serve with loyalty
- 良禽择木而栖 liángqínzémù'érqī a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in(proverb) talented people choose a wise leader to serve; a person of integrity should select their patron carefully
