良禽择木 liáng qín zé mù

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

良 liáng good, virtuous, respectable
禽 qín birds, fowl; surname; ; capture
择 zé select, choose, pick out
木 mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden