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精挑細選

简 精挑细选 · 繁 精挑細選
Mandarin · pinyin jīng tiāo xì xuǎn

Meanings

  1. to select very carefully
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Characters in this entry

精
jīng · essence; semen; spirit
挑
tiāo · a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
細
xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
選
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细
xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
选
xuǎn · choose, select; elect; election
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Entries containing 精挑細選 ↗Words written with 精 ↗Words written with 挑 ↗Words written with 細 ↗Words written with 選 ↗Words written with 细 ↗Words written with 选 ↗

Mandarin tones

1–1–4–3 · jing1 tiao1 xi4 xuan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zing1 tiu1 sai3 syun2

Cantonese word readings for 精挑細選. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zing1 tiu1 sai3 syun2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to select very carefully

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