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挑肥拣瘦
/ tiāo féi jiǎn shòu /
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Collocation
1
挑肥拣瘦的人
2
不应该挑肥拣瘦
3
在……（某方面）挑肥拣瘦
4
找对象挑肥拣瘦
5
买东西挑肥拣瘦
6
对工作挑肥拣瘦
Definition
挑肥拣瘦
Literally means:
pick the fat and choose the thin
Actually means:
whatever is to one's own advantage
It means picking and choosing whatever is to one's advantage. It often refers to deciding what to choose in view of one's own benefit only, or being too picky. Derogatory.
挑来选去，挑选出对自己最有利的。多指多指完全从个人的角度来决定取舍，或者过于挑剔。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate, attributive or object. (作谓语、定语、宾语)
1
Xiǎogāng
小刚
zhǐbuguò
只不过
shì
是
gè
个
pǔpǔtōngtōng
普普通通
de
的
dàxué
大学
bìyèshēng
毕业生
,
dàn
但
zhǎo
找
gōngzuò
工作
què
却
tiāoféijiǎnshòu
挑肥拣瘦
,
yīnér
因而
shīqù
失去
le
了
hěnduō
很多
jiùyè
就业
de
的
jīhuì
机会
。
Xiao gang is just a common college graduate, but looking for a job but pick and choose thin, and thus lost a lot of employment opportunities.
2
Dāng
当
xuétú
学徒
de
的
yào
要
qínkuài
勤快
,
shīfu
师傅
jiào
叫
nǐ
你
gàn
干
shénme
什么
jiù
就
gànshénme
干什么
,
juéduì
绝对
bù
不
kěyǐ
可以
tiāoféijiǎnshòu
挑肥拣瘦
,
huòzhě
或者
jiǎng
讲
tiáojiàn
条件
,
tǎojiàhuánjià
讨价还价
。
When apprentices have to be diligent, the master told you to do whatever you want, absolutely not to pick fat and thin, or talk about conditions, bargaining.
3
Diǎnxin
点心
tān
摊
shàng
上
de
的
dōngxī
东西
zhǐnéng
只能
còuhe
凑合
zhāo
着
chī
吃
,
nǐ
你
shì
是
gè
个
tiāoféijiǎnshòu
挑肥拣瘦
de
的
rén
人
,
zuìhǎo
最好
háishi
还是
bùyào
不要
qù
去
。
Snack stalls can only fit together to eat, you are a fat pick thin person, it is best not to go.