tiāo féi jiǎn shòu

Traditional: 挑肥揀瘦

挑肥拣瘦 (tiāo féi jiǎn shòu) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy

Characters in 挑肥拣瘦

挑tiāo · to carry on a shoulder pole肥féi · fat拣jiǎn · to choose瘦shòu · thin

Related words

挑战to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge挑to carry on a shoulder pole挑to raise肥fat瘦thin挑选to choose减肥to lose weight肥皂soap挑起to provoke挑剔picky挑逗to provoke挑衅to provoke; provocation

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