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擇主而事

擇主而事

See also: 择主而事

Chinese

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pick over; to select; to choose; to pick

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to own; to host; master; lord; primary

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and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)

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matter; thing; item; work; affair

|- !trad. (擇主而事) | | | | |- !simp. (择主而事) | | | | |}

Idiom

擇主而事

  1. to choose a talented and wise lord under which to serve

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