jiǎn​pò​làn

to scavenge

  • created reference approved 拣破烂/揀破爛 → 拾荒 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拣破烂 / 揀破爛 jiǎn​pò​làn

    拾荒 shí​huāng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 拣破烂/揀破爛 → 拾破烂/拾破爛 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拣破烂 / 揀破爛 jiǎn​pò​làn

    拾破烂 / 拾破爛 shí​pò​làn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 拣破烂/揀破爛 → 捡破烂/撿破爛 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拣破烂 / 揀破爛 jiǎn​pò​làn

    捡破烂 / 撿破爛 jiǎn​pò​làn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拣破烂/揀破爛 · jiǎn​pò​làn · to scavenge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拣破烂 / 揀破爛

    jiǎn​pò​làn

    to scavenge

    to collect discarded items, rags, or scrap for reuse or sale; to pick through trash

    jiǎn​pò​làn​r

    拣, 破烂

    拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to pick up 破烂 (literal) → 破烂/破爛 · pò​làn · junk

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 拣破烂/揀破爛 · jiǎn​pò​làn · to pick up what others have discarded — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拣破烂 / 揀破爛

    jiǎn​pò​làn

    to pick up what others have discarded

    figuratively, to gather neglected or abandoned ideas, topics, or materials (e.g. in academic research) to find something of value

    拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to choose 破烂 (literal) → 破烂/破爛 · pò​làn · junk

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense