"揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Chinese]

Chinese transliterations: kéng--ah kéng, kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng, kéng--ah kéng [Hokkien, POJ], kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng [Hokkien, POJ], kíng--ah kíng [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kéng-tio̍h tsi̍t ê bē lêng-gíng [Hokkien, Tai-lo] Forms: 拣啊拣,拣着一个卖龙眼, 揀啊揀,揀著一个賣龍眼
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼
  1. (Southern Min) be too choosy and you'll choose the worst Tags: Min, Southern
    Sense id: en-揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼-zh-proverb-FrQoCX~c Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Hokkien proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Southern Min Chinese
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "拣啊拣,拣着一个卖龙眼",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "揀啊揀,揀著一个賣龍眼",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "choose and choose, choose one that sells longan",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hokkien proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern Min Chinese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "be too choosy and you'll choose the worst"
      ],
      "id": "en-揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼-zh-proverb-FrQoCX~c",
      "links": [
        [
          "choosy",
          "choosy"
        ],
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "worst",
          "worst"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Min) be too choosy and you'll choose the worst"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "kéng--ah kéng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kéng--ah kéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kíng--ah kíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kéng-tio̍h tsi̍t ê bē lêng-gíng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼"
}
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    {
      "form": "拣啊拣,拣着一个卖龙眼",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "揀啊揀,揀著一个賣龍眼",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "choose and choose, choose one that sells longan",
  "pos": "proverb",
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        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 一",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 個",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 啊",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 揀",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 眼",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 著",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 賣",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 龍",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien proverbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Southern Min Chinese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "be too choosy and you'll choose the worst"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "choosy",
          "choosy"
        ],
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "worst",
          "worst"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Min) be too choosy and you'll choose the worst"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "kéng--ah kéng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kéng--ah kéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kéng-tio̍h chi̍t ê bē lêng-géng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kíng--ah kíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kéng-tio̍h tsi̍t ê bē lêng-gíng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼"
}

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