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Chinese
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pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick |
tree; wood
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| trad. (擇木)
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擇
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木
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| simp. (择木)
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择
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木
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Pronunciation
Verb
擇木
- (literary) to choose one's own master
良禽擇木而棲，賢臣擇主而事。
良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。 - From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Liáng qín zémù ér qī, xiánchén zézhǔ'érshì.
- A good bird chooses (for itself) the tree upon which to perch; the talented subject chooses (for himself) the lord that he shall serve.
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