擇人而事
zé​rén'ér​shì

to choose whom to serve

  • created sense approved 择人而事/擇人而事 · zé​rén'ér​shì · to choose whom to serve — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择人而事 / 擇人而事

    zé​rén'ér​shì

    to choose whom to serve

    to choose a virtuous person to serve or dedicate oneself to; also used to refer to a woman finding the right man to marry

    择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · to serve

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense