"揀啊揀,揀著一個賣龍眼" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

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]
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, Southern Min Chinese

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