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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zémù
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zémù
- Wade–Giles: tsê2-mu4
- Yale: dzé-mù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzermuh
- Palladius: цзэму (czɛmu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaak6 muk6
- Yale: jaahk muhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak9 muk9
- Guangdong Romanization: zag6 mug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːk̚² mʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
擇木
- (literary) to choose one's own master
- 良禽擇木而棲，賢臣擇主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th 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.
良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]