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揀擇

简拣择 · 繁揀擇

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn zé

(literary) to select
to choose

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擇: Look up this written character
拣: jiǎn · choose; select; pick up; gather
择: zé · select, choose, pick out

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3–2 · jian3 ze2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaan2 zaak6

Cantonese word readings for 揀擇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(literary or Zhangzhou Hokkien) to select; to pick
(Cantonese, Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pick the best for oneself; to choose whatever is to one's advantage

adj

(Cantonese) picky

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