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挑三揀四

tiāosānjiǎnsì

ㄊㄧㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙˋ

Simplified 挑三拣四

  1. 1to be picky
  2. 2to be choosy
Example

不要對人家送的禮物挑三揀四,嫌東嫌西的。

búyào duì rénjiā sòng de lǐwù tiāosānjiǎnsì xián dōng xián xī de

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Keep 挑三揀四 and it comes back until you know it.

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