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择邻
zé​lín

to select neighbors

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 孟母择邻 mèng​mǔ​zé​lín Mencius' mother chooses her neighbors
    to move house for the sake of a child's education, based on the story of the philosopher Mencius' mother moving three times to find a suitable environment for her son