良禽择木而栖

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]

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

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

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay