擇木

See also: 择木

Chinese

		pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick	tree; wood
trad. (擇木)		擇	木
simp. (择木)		择	木

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zémù

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaak⁶ muk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zémù
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzermuh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaak⁶ muk⁶
  - Yale: jaahk muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak⁹ muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zag⁶ mug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑːk̚² mʊk̚²/

Verb

擇木

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

Derived terms

擇木而處／择木而处
良禽擇木／良禽择木 (liángqínzémù)

良禽擇木而棲／良禽择木而栖 (liángqín zé mù ér qī)

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