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良禽擇木
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良禽择木
Contents
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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Idiom
Chinese
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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
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See
良禽擇木而棲
/
良禽择木而栖
(
liángqín zé mù ér qī
).
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
liángqínzémù
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
liángqínzémù
Zhuyin
:
ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
liángcínzémù
Wade–Giles
:
liang
2
-chʻin
2
-tsê
2
-mu
4
Yale
:
lyáng-chín-dzé-mù
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
liangchyntzermuh
Palladius
:
лянциньцзэму
(ljancinʹczɛmu)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
Idiom
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良禽擇木
Synonym of
良禽擇木而棲
/
良禽择木而栖
(
liángqín zé mù ér qī
)