良禽择木
liáng​qín​zé​mù

a fine bird chooses its tree

  • created reference approved 良禽择木/良禽擇木 → 左传/左傳 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    良禽择木 / 良禽擇木 liáng​qín​zé​mù

    左传 / 左傳 zuǒ​zhuàn

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 良禽择木/良禽擇木 · liáng​qín​zé​mù · a fine bird chooses its tree — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    良禽择木 / 良禽擇木

    liáng​qín​zé​mù

    a fine bird chooses its tree

    Literally means a fine bird chooses a good tree to nest in; used to describe a talented person choosing a wise leader or a person of integrity to serve.

    良 (literal) → 良 · liáng · good 禽 (literal) → 禽 · qín · birds 择木 (literal) → 择木/擇木 · zé​mù · to choose a master

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

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