擇木而處
zé​mù'ér​chǔ

to select a patron to serve

  • created sense approved 择木而处/擇木而處 · zé​mù'ér​chǔ · to select a patron to serve — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择木而处 / 擇木而處

    zé​mù'ér​chǔ

    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

    择木 (literal) → 择木/擇木 · zé​mù · to choose a master 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 处 (literal) → 处/處 · chǔ · to reside

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

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