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): ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiāoféijiǎnshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ 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

1. 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