良禽择木

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

good / very / very much

generic term for birds and animals / birds / to capture (old)

to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2]

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

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