挑肥拣瘦 挑肥揀瘦
挑肥拣瘦 挑肥揀瘦 tiāo féi jiǎn shòu ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ tiu1 fei4 gaan2 sau3
- (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
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挑
- 挑剔 tiāo ti ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄊㄧ tiu1 tik1 picky
- 挑战 挑戰 tiǎo zhàn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ tiu1 zin3 to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 挑选 挑選 tiāo xuǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇ tiu1 syun2 to choose
- 挑衅 挑釁 tiǎo xìn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tiu1 jan6 to provoke; provocation
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- 单挑 單挑 dān tiǎo ㄉㄢ ㄊㄧㄠˇ daan1 tiu1 to pick
- 挑刺 tiāo cì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄘˋ tiu1 ci3 to carp
- 挑动 挑動 tiǎo dòng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ tiu1 dung6 to entice
- 挑唆 tiǎo suō ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄛ tiu1 so1 to incite
- 挑嘴 tiāo zuǐ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄟˇ tiu1 zeoi2 picky about food
- 挑嘴 tiǎo zuǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ tiu1 zeoi2 to sow discord
- 挑夫 tiāo fū ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄨ tiu1 fu1 porter
- 挑子 tiāo zi ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄗ tiu1 zi2 carrying pole and its load
- 挑弄 tiǎo nòng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ tiu1 lung6 to incite
- 挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ tiu1 gaan2 to pick and choose
- 挑拨 挑撥 tiǎo bō ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ tiu1 but6 to incite disharmony
- 挑明 tiǎo míng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ tiu1 ming4 to illuminate
- 挑染 tiāo rǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄖㄢˇ tiu1 jim5 highlight (hair)
- 挑灯 挑燈 tiǎo dēng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄥ tiu1 dang1 to light a lamp
- 挑檐 挑簷 tiǎo yán ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ tiu1 jim4 eaves
肥
- 化肥 huà féi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˊ faa3 fei4 chemical fertilizer
- 施肥 shī féi ㄕ ㄈㄟˊ si1 fei4 to apply fertilizer
- 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ gaam2 fei4 to lose weight
- 肥料 féi liào ㄈㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fei4 liu2 fertilizer
- 肥沃 féi wò ㄈㄟˊ ㄨㄛˋ fei4 juk1 fertile
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- 肥皂 féi zào ㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ fei4 zou6 soap
- 肥胖 féi pàng ㄈㄟˊ ㄆㄤˋ fei4 bun6 fat; obese
- 催肥 cuī féi ㄘㄨㄟ ㄈㄟˊ ceoi1 fei4 to fatten (animal before slaughter)
- 凼肥 dàng féi ㄉㄤˋ ㄈㄟˊ tam5 fei4 manure
- 分肥 fēn féi ㄈㄣ ㄈㄟˊ fan1 fei4 to unfairly divide benefits, favoring a few
- 合肥 Hé féi ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄟˊ hap6 fei4 see 合肥市
- 基肥 jī féi ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟˊ gei1 fei4 base fertilizer
- 堆肥 duī féi ㄉㄨㄟ ㄈㄟˊ deoi1 fei4 compost
- 底肥 dǐ féi ㄉㄧˇ ㄈㄟˊ dai2 fei4 base fertilizer
- 沤肥 漚肥 òu féi ㄡˋ ㄈㄟˊ au3 fei4 to make fertilizer by steeping organic materials in water and leaving them to decompose
- 畜肥 chù féi ㄔㄨˋ ㄈㄟˊ cuk1 fei4 animal manure
- 磷肥 lín féi ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄟˊ leon4 fei4 phosphate fertilizer
- 积肥 積肥 jī féi ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟˊ zik1 fei4 to accumulate manure
- 粪肥 糞肥 fèn féi ㄈㄣˋ ㄈㄟˊ fan3 fei4 manure
- 绿肥 綠肥 lǜ féi ㄌㄩˋ ㄈㄟˊ luk6 fei4 green manure
拣 揀
- 分拣 分揀 fēn jiǎn ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˇ fan1 gaan2 to sort (mail)
- 挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ tiu1 gaan2 to pick and choose
- 拣择 揀擇 jiǎn zé ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ gaan2 zaak6 (literary) to select
- 拣起 揀起 jiǎn qǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˇ gaan2 hei2 to pick up
- 拣选 揀選 jiǎn xuǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ gaan2 syun2 to select
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- 白拣 白揀 bái jiǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ baak6 gaan2 a cheap choice
- 翻拣 翻揀 fān jiǎn ㄈㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ faan1 gaan2 to browse and select
- 拣信室 揀信室 jiǎn xìn shì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ gaan2 seon3 sat1 mail sorting office
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 挑三拣四 挑三揀四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙˋ tiu1 saam1 gaan2 sei3 to be picky
- 拣佛烧香 揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ gaan2 fat6 siu1 hoeng1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
- 拣饮择食 揀飲擇食 jiǎn yǐn zé shí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6 to choose one's food carefully
- 暴力分拣 暴力分揀 bào lì fēn jiǎn ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˇ bou6 lik6 fan1 gaan2 rough handling of parcels during mail sorting
瘦
- 干瘦 乾瘦 gān shòu ㄍㄢ ㄕㄡˋ gon1 sau3 wizened
- 削瘦 xuē shòu ㄒㄩㄝ ㄕㄡˋ soek3 sau3 thin
- 暴瘦 bào shòu ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ bou6 sau3 to lose weight dramatically
- 消瘦 xiāo shòu ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ siu1 sau3 to waste away
- 清瘦 qīng shòu ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ cing1 sau3 meager
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- 瘦削 shòu xuē ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄝ sau3 soek3 slim
- 瘦子 shòu zi ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄗ sau3 zi2 thin person
- 瘦小 shòu xiǎo ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ sau3 siu2 slightly-built
- 瘦弱 shòu ruò ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ sau3 joek6 thin and weak
- 瘦肉 shòu ròu ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄡˋ sau3 juk6 lean meat
- 瘦身 shòu shēn ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄣ sau3 san1 to lose weight (intentionally); to slim down
- 瘦长 瘦長 shòu cháng ㄕㄡˋ ㄔㄤˊ sau3 coeng4 slim
- 癯瘦 qú shòu ㄑㄩˊ ㄕㄡˋ keoi4 sau3 thin
- 精瘦 jīng shòu ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ zing1 sau3 (coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)
- 纤瘦 纖瘦 xiān shòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˋ cim1 sau3 slender
- 周瘦鹃 周瘦鵑 Zhōu Shòu juān ㄓㄡ ㄕㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄢ zau1 sau3 gyun1 Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
- 瘦伶仃 shòu líng dīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ sau3 ling4 ding1 emaciated; scrawny
- 瘦巴巴 shòu bā bā ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ sau3 baa1 baa1 thin
- 瘦肉精 shòu ròu jīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄥ sau3 juk6 zing1 leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
- 瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ sau3 gwat1 ling4 ding1 (idiom) emaciated; scrawny