挑肥揀瘦

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	fat; fertile; loose-fitting	choose; pick up	tight; thin; lean
trad. (挑肥揀瘦)		挑	肥	揀	瘦
simp. (挑肥拣瘦)		挑	肥	拣	瘦

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiāoféijiǎnshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiāoféijiǎnshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiaoféijiǎnshòu
  - Wade–Giles: tʻiao¹-fei²-chien³-shou⁴
  - Yale: tyāu-féi-jyǎn-shòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiaufeirjeanshow
  - Palladius: тяофэйцзяньшоу (tjaofɛjczjanʹšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³
  - Yale: tīu fèih gáan sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tiu¹ féi⁴ gan² seo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fei̯²¹ kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³³/

Idiom

挑肥揀瘦

to pick the best for oneself; to choose whatever is to one's advantage

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 揀擇／拣择 (jiǎnzé), 揀精擇白／拣精择白

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