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揀飲擇食

简拣饮择食 · 繁揀飲擇食

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn yǐn zé shí

to choose one's food carefully
to be picky

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食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
拣: jiǎn · choose; select; pick up; gather
饮: yǐn · drink; swallow; kind of drink
择: zé · select, choose, pick out

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3–3–2–2 · jian3 yin3 ze2 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6

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adj

(Cantonese) picky about what one eats

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