良禽擇木

See also: 良禽择木

Chinese

		good; very; very much	birds; fowl	to choose one's own master
trad. (良禽擇木)		良	禽	擇木
simp. (良禽择木)		良	禽	择木
Literally: “a good bird chooses the tree (upon which to perch)”.

Etymology

See 良禽擇木而棲／良禽择木而栖 (liángqín zé mù ér qī).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liángqínzémù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liángqínzémù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liángcínzémù
  - Wade–Giles: liang²-chʻin²-tsê²-mu⁴
  - Yale: lyáng-chín-dzé-mù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liangchyntzermuh
  - Palladius: лянциньцзэму (ljancinʹczɛmu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ mu⁵¹/

Idiom

良禽擇木

Synonym of 良禽擇木而棲／良禽择木而栖 (liángqín zé mù ér qī)

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