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"1": "良禽.擇木.而.棲，賢臣 擇.主.而.事 。",
"2": "A good bird chooses (for himself) the tree upon which to perch, the talented subject chooses (for himself) the lord that he shall serve.",
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"expansion": "良禽擇木而棲，賢臣擇主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE\nLiángqín zémù ér qī, xiánchén zé zhǔ ér shì. [Pinyin]\nA good bird chooses (for himself) the tree upon which to perch, the talented subject chooses (for himself) the lord that he shall serve.",
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"etymology_text": "良禽擇木而棲，賢臣擇主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE\nLiángqín zémù ér qī, xiánchén zé zhǔ ér shì. [Pinyin]\nA good bird chooses (for himself) the tree upon which to perch, the talented subject chooses (for himself) the lord that he shall serve.",
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"A talented person is free to choose his own boss."
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"word": "良禽擇木／良禽择木"
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"roman": "liángqínzémù",
"word": "良禽擇木"
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"roman": "liángqínzémù",
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"zh-pron": "liángqín zé mù ér qī"
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"zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧ"
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"zh-pron": "loeng⁴ kam⁴ zaak⁶ muk⁶ ji⁴ cai¹"
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"zh-pron": "liángqín zé mù ér qī"
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"zh-pron": "liángcín zé mù ér ci"
},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "liang²-chʻin² tsê² mu⁴ êrh² chʻi¹"
},
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"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "lyáng-chín dzé mù ér chī"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "liangchyn tzer muh erl chi"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "лянцинь цзэ му эр ци"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "ljancinʹ czɛ mu er ci"
},
{
"ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "lèuhng kàhm jaahk muhk yìh chāi"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "loeng⁴ kam⁴ dzaak⁹ muk⁹ ji⁴ tsai¹"
},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "lêng⁴ kem⁴ zag⁶ mug⁶ yi⁴ cei¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ kʰɐm²¹ t͡saːk̚² mʊk̚² jiː²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ kʰɐm²¹ t͡saːk̚² mʊk̚² jiː²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/"
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"word": "良禽擇木而棲"
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"etymology_text": "良禽擇木而棲，賢臣擇主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE\nLiángqín zémù ér qī, xiánchén zé zhǔ ér shì. [Pinyin]\nA good bird chooses (for himself) the tree upon which to perch, the talented subject chooses (for himself) the lord that he shall serve.",
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"zh-pron": "liángqín zé mù ér qī"
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"zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "loeng⁴ kam⁴ zaak⁶ muk⁶ ji⁴ cai¹"
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"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "liángqín zé mù ér qī"
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"zh-pron": "liángcín zé mù ér ci"
},
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"zh-pron": "liang²-chʻin² tsê² mu⁴ êrh² chʻi¹"
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"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "lyáng-chín dzé mù ér chī"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "liangchyn tzer muh erl chi"
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"zh-pron": "лянцинь цзэ му эр ци"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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],
"zh-pron": "ljancinʹ czɛ mu er ci"
},
{
"ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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},
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "lèuhng kàhm jaahk muhk yìh chāi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "loeng⁴ kam⁴ dzaak⁹ muk⁹ ji⁴ tsai¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "lêng⁴ kem⁴ zag⁶ mug⁶ yi⁴ cei¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ kʰɐm²¹ t͡saːk̚² mʊk̚² jiː²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ kʰɐm²¹ t͡saːk̚² mʊk̚² jiː²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/"
}
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"roman": "liángqínzémù",
"word": "良禽擇木／良禽择木"
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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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"word": "良禽擇木而棲"
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