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只取一瓢
zhǐ​qǔ​yī​piáo

to choose only one

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

只取一瓢 zhǐ​qǔ​yī​piáo to choose only one

to take only one ladleful; used metaphorically to express choosing a single person to love out of many possible options

References

see 弱水三千/弱水三千 → 只取一瓢/只取一瓢
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