挑肥嫌瘦
tiāo​féi​xián​shòu

to pick and choose

  • created sense approved 挑肥嫌瘦 · tiāo​féi​xián​shòu · to pick and choose — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑肥嫌瘦

    tiāo​féi​xián​shòu

    to pick and choose

    to choose something over another based solely on one's own convenience; to be fastidious or picky

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to choose 肥 (literal) → 肥 · féi · lucrative 嫌 (literal) → 嫌 · xián · to complain that 瘦 (literal) → 瘦 · shòu · lean

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