良禽择木而栖

Traditional: 良禽擇木而棲

liáng qín zé mù ér qī

Dictionary entry

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

What does 良禽择木而栖 mean?

良禽择木而栖 (liáng qín zé mù ér qī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

2fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

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良liánggood · very 禽qín(bound form) birds; fowl · (literary) birds and animals 择zéto select · to choose 木Mùsurname Mu 而érand · as well as 栖qīto perch · to rest (of birds)

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How to pronounce 良禽择木而栖

良禽择木而栖

liáng qín zé mù ér qī

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