良禽择木

Traditional form:

良禽擇木

Pinyin (reading):

liángqínzémù

Definitions:

• a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
• fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

Characters:

• 良 - good, virtuous, respectable
• 禽 - birds, fowl; to capture; surname
• 择 - to select, to choose
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden

Traditional characters:

• 良 - good, virtuous, respectable
• 禽 - birds, fowl; to capture; surname
• 擇 - to select, to choose
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden