良禽擇木而棲 liáng qín zé mù ér qī

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
HSK 5
good, virtuous, respectable
禽 qín
HSK 6
birds, fowl; surname; ; capture
擇 zé select, choose, pick out
木 mù
HSK 5
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
棲 qī perch; roost; stay