孟母擇鄰
mèng​mǔ​zé​lín

Mencius' mother chooses her neighbors

  • created sense approved 孟母择邻/孟母擇鄰 · mèng​mǔ​zé​lín · Mencius' mother chooses her neighbors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孟母择邻 / 孟母擇鄰

    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

    孟 (literal) → 孟 · mèng · Mencius 母 (literal) → 母 · mǔ · mother 择邻 (literal) → 择邻/擇鄰 · zé​lín · to select neighbors

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