See 擇木 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "liángqínzémù",
"word": "良禽擇木"
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"roman": "liángqínzémù",
"word": "良禽择木"
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"roman": "liángqín zé mù ér qī",
"word": "良禽擇木而棲"
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"ref": " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
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"zh_pron": "цзэму"
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"word": "良禽擇木"
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"roman": "liángqínzémù",
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"word": "擇木"
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