a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
trad. 良禽擇木而棲
Also written 良禽擇木而棲【liáng qín zé mù ér qī】
Characters in this word
6良
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good, very, very much
- Pinyin
- liáng
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 34938 of 2500
禽
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(bound form) birds; fowl, (literary) birds and animals, old variant of 擒[qin2]
- Pinyin
- qín
- Strokes
- 12
择
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to select, to choose, to pick over, to pick out, to differentiate, to eliminate, also pr. [zhai2]
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 擇
- Strokes
- 8
木
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surname Mu
- Pinyin
- Mù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 10998 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
栖
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to perch, to rest (of birds), to dwell, to live, to stay
- Pinyin
- qī
- Traditional
- 棲
- Strokes
- 10