挑肥揀瘦 in Chinese

IPA: /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fei̯²¹ kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/, /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fei̯²¹ kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: tiāoféijiǎnshòu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄠㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tiāoféijiǎnshòu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tiaoféijiǎnshòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻiao¹-fei²-chien³-shou⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tyāu-féi-jyǎn-shòu [Mandarin, Yale], tiaufeirjeanshow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тяофэйцзяньшоу [Mandarin, Palladius], tjaofɛjczjanʹšou [Mandarin, Palladius], tīu fèih gáan sau [Cantonese, Yale], tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tiu¹ féi⁴ gan² seo³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 挑肥揀瘦

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "挑肥揀瘦",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pick the best for oneself; to choose whatever is to one's advantage"
      ],
      "id": "en-挑肥揀瘦-zh-phrase-SjoaUfZu",
      "links": [
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ],
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ],
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "jiǎnzé",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "揀擇"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎnzé",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "拣择"
        },
        {
          "word": "揀精擇白"
        },
        {
          "word": "拣精择白"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiāoféijiǎnshòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiāoféijiǎnshòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiaoféijiǎnshòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻiao¹-fei²-chien³-shou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyāu-féi-jyǎn-shòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiaufeirjeanshow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тяофэйцзяньшоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tjaofɛjczjanʹšou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīu fèih gáan sau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiu¹ féi⁴ gan² seo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fei̯²¹ kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fei̯²¹ kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "挑肥揀瘦"
}

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "挑肥揀瘦",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese four-character idioms",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese four-character idioms",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pick the best for oneself; to choose whatever is to one's advantage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ],
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ],
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiāoféijiǎnshòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiāoféijiǎnshòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiaoféijiǎnshòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻiao¹-fei²-chien³-shou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyāu-féi-jyǎn-shòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiaufeirjeanshow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тяофэйцзяньшоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tjaofɛjczjanʹšou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīu fèih gáan sau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiu¹ fei⁴ gaan² sau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiu¹ féi⁴ gan² seo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fei̯²¹ kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fei̯²¹ kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jiǎnzé",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "揀擇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎnzé",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "拣择"
    },
    {
      "word": "揀精擇白"
    },
    {
      "word": "拣精择白"
    }
  ],
  "word": "挑肥揀瘦"
}

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"挑肥揀瘦" meaning in Chinese

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