擇木
zé​mù

to choose a master

  • created reference approved 择木/擇木 → 择主而事/擇主而事 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择木 / 擇木 zé​mù

    择主而事 / 擇主而事 zé​zhǔ'ér​shì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 择木/擇木 · zé​mù · to choose a master — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择木 / 擇木

    zé​mù

    to choose a master

    (literary) to choose a leader or employer to serve; refers to a bird choosing which tree to perch in

    择, 木

    择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 木 (literal) → 木 · mù · tree

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

    created sense