挑精拣肥 — “Pick the essence and choose the fat”
挑精拣肥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be very picky, only choosing what is best or most advantageous for oneself; to pick and choose the best parts”. Literally, “pick the essence and choose the fat”.
挑精拣肥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 挑
- tiāo挑sān三xián嫌sì四to be overly picky and find fault
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四overly particular or fussy
- tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
- tiǎo挑sān三wō窝sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
- tiāo挑yāo么tiāo挑liù六to be picky and find fault
- tiǎo挑chún唇liào料zuǐ嘴bicker noisily over trivial matters
- tiǎo挑dà大liáng梁bear the main responsibility
- tiāo挑zì字yǎn眼er儿nitpick over words
- tiāo挑yāo幺tiāo挑liù六to be excessively picky
- tiǎo挑dé得lán篮lǐ里biàn便shì是cài菜take whatever is available
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What does 挑精拣肥 mean?
挑精拣肥 (tiāo jīng jiǎn féi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be very picky, only choosing what is best or most advantageous for oneself; to pick and choose the best parts”.
How do you pronounce 挑精拣肥?
挑精拣肥 is pronounced tiāo jīng jiǎn féi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挑精拣肥 literally mean?
Literally, 挑精拣肥 means “pick the essence and choose the fat”. It is used to mean “to be very picky, only choosing what is best or most advantageous for oneself; to pick and choose the best parts”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挑精拣肥?
犹挑肥拣瘦。比喻挑挑拣拣，光要对自己有利的。