择偶
择偶擇偶 zé ǒu ㄗㄜˊ ㄡˇ zaak6 ngau5
- to choose a spouse
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More words with these characters
择
- 抉择抉擇 jué zé ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ kyut3 zaak6 to choose (literary)
- 选择選擇 xuǎn zé ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ syun2 zaak6 to select; to pick
- 天择天擇 tiān zé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄜˊ tin1 zaak6 natural selection
- 采择採擇 cǎi zé ㄘㄞˇ ㄗㄜˊ coi2 zaak6 to choose and use
- 拣择揀擇 jiǎn zé ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ gaan2 zaak6 (literary) to select
- 择刺擇刺 zhái cì ㄓㄞˊ ㄘˋ zaak6 ci3 to pick out the bones in a fish
Idioms with these characters
- 饥不择食飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6 when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
- 口无择言口無擇言 kǒu wú zé yán ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧㄢˊ hau2 mou4 zaak6 jin4 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
- 择善而从擇善而從 zé shàn ér cóng ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zaak6 sin6 ji4 cung4 to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
- 择善固执擇善固執 zé shàn gù zhí ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˊ zaak6 sin6 gu3 zap1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
- 偶一为之偶一為之 ǒu yī wéi zhī ㄡˇ ㄧ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ ngau5 jat1 wai4 zi1 to do sth once in a while (idiom)
- 偶语弃市偶語棄市 ǒu yǔ qì shì ㄡˇ ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˋ ngau5 jyu5 hei3 si5 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
- 齐大非偶齊大非偶 qí dà fēi ǒu ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄟ ㄡˇ cai4 daai6 fei1 ngau5 too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
- 无独有偶無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu ㄨˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄡˇ mou4 duk6 jau5 ngau5 not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence