擇主而事
zé​zhǔ'ér​shì

choose a master to serve

  • created sense approved 择主而事/擇主而事 · zé​zhǔ'ér​shì · choose a master to serve — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择主而事 / 擇主而事

    zé​zhǔ'ér​shì

    choose a master to serve

    to select a virtuous leader or employer to work for; to choose one's superior wisely

    择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 主 (literal) → 主 · zhǔ · monarch 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · to serve

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    created sense