良禽择木而栖
liáng​qín​zé​mù'ér​qī

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in

  • created reference approved 良禽择木而栖/良禽擇木而棲 → 良禽择木/良禽擇木 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    良禽择木而栖 / 良禽擇木而棲 liáng​qín​zé​mù'ér​qī

    良禽择木 / 良禽擇木 liáng​qín​zé​mù

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 良禽择木而栖/良禽擇木而棲 · liáng​qín​zé​mù'ér​qī · a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    良禽择木而栖 / 良禽擇木而棲

    liáng​qín​zé​mù'ér​qī

    a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in

    (proverb) talented people choose a wise leader to serve; a person of integrity should select their patron carefully

    良 (literal) → 良 · liáng · good 禽 (literal) → 禽 · qín · birds 择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 木 (literal) → 木 · mù · tree 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 栖 (literal) → 栖/棲 · qī · to roost

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

    created sense