挑三揀四
tiāo​sān​jiǎn​sì

to be picky

  • created reference approved 挑三拣四/挑三揀四 → 挑肥拣瘦/挑肥揀瘦 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑三拣四 / 挑三揀四 tiāo​sān​jiǎn​sì

    挑肥拣瘦 / 挑肥揀瘦 tiāo​féi​jiǎn​shòu

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 挑三拣四/挑三揀四 · tiāo​sān​jiǎn​sì · to be picky — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑三拣四 / 挑三揀四

    tiāo​sān​jiǎn​sì

    to be picky

    to pick and choose; to be very choosy or nitpicky; same as [[挑肥拣瘦|挑肥揀瘦|tiao1 fei2 jian3 shou4]]

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to choose 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to choose 四 (literal) → 四 · sì · all around

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

    created sense