良禽擇木而棲
See also: 良禽择木而栖
Chinese
good; very; very much birds; fowl to choose one's own master and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)to roost; to inhabit; to stay; habitattrad. (良禽擇木而棲) 良 禽 擇木 而 棲 simp. (良禽择木而栖) 良 禽 择木 而 栖
Etymology
- 良禽擇木而棲,賢臣擇主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Liángqín zémù ér qī, xiánchén zé zhǔ ér shì. [Pinyin]
- A good bird chooses (for himself) the tree upon which to perch, the talented subject chooses (for himself) the lord that he shall serve.
良禽择木而栖,贤臣择主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
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