(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
trad. 挑肥揀瘦
Also written 挑肥揀瘦【tiāo féi jiǎn shòu】
Characters in this word
4挑
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to carry on a shoulder pole, to choose, to pick, to nitpick
- Pinyin
- tiāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2886 of 2500
肥
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fat, fertile, loose-fitting or large, to fertilize, to become rich by illegal means, fertilizer, manure
- Pinyin
- féi
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 8295 of 2500
拣
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to choose, to pick, to sort out, to pick up
- Pinyin
- jiǎn
- Traditional
- 揀
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 24871 of 2500
瘦
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thin, to lose weight, (of clothing) tight, (of meat) lean, (of land) unproductive
- Pinyin
- shòu
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 5250 of 2500