越鸟巢南枝 (越鳥巢南枝) yuè niǎo cháo nán zhī

yuè niǎo cháo nán zhī phrase the bird from Yüeh nests on the Southern branch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from 古詩十九首 “Collection of Nineteen Old Poems” by 枚乘 Mei Cheng d. 140 BCE in 文選 Wen Xuan, Scroll 29 (Waley 1919, p. 59)