属喜鹊的，专拣高枝儿飞屬喜鵲的，專揀高枝兒飛屬喜鵲的，專揀高枝兒飛

born a magpie: only flies to the high branches

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks someone who is set on climbing to a higher position or social rank.

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Simplified: 属喜鹊的，专拣高枝儿飞
Traditional (Taiwan): 屬喜鵲的，專揀高枝兒飛
Pinyin: shǔ xǐquè de, zhuān jiǎn gāozhīr fēi
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄓㄨㄢㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠㄓㄦㄈㄟ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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