良 禽 择 木

liáng qín zé mùdictionary entry

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

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Original source entry:

良禽擇木 良禽择木 [liang2 qin2 ze2 mu4] /a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)/fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity/

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Other forms in these source records: 良禽擇木

良
liáng
good / very / very much
禽
qín
(bound form) birds / fowl / (literary) birds and animals
择
zé
to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhái]
木
mù
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive / numb / wooden
Mù
surname Mu

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