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比挑女婿还严
/ bǐ tiāo nǚ xù hái yán /
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Collocation
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何必比挑女婿还严
2
实际上比挑女婿还严
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怎么比挑女婿还严
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难道比挑女婿还严
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简直比挑女婿还严
Definition
比挑女婿还严:
Literally means:
choose something more rigidly than to choose one's son-in-law
Actually means:
It refers to applying more rigid standards when selecting a person than when choosing the husband for one's own daughter.
It figuratively means selecting carefully or setting very high demands.
比为女儿选丈夫还严格。比喻对人的条件要求极高，因而精心挑选。
Example
Used as predicate. (作谓语)
1
Dàxué
大学
duì
对
jiàoshī
教师
de
的
yāoqiú
要求
lìlái
历来
hěn
很
gāo
高
,
pìnyòng
聘用
yī
一
gè
个
jiàoshī
教师
bǐ
比
tiāo
挑
nǚxu
女婿
hái
还
yán
严
,
kěwèi
可谓
bǎilǐtiāoyī
百里挑一
。
The requirements of the university for teachers have always been very high, hiring a teacher is more strict than picking a son-in-law, can be said to be one in a hundred.
2
Nǐ
你
bùguò
不过
shì
是
gěi
给
nǚér
女儿
zhǎo
找
yī
一
gè
个
línshí
临时
de
的
jiātíng
家庭
jiàoshī
教师
éryǐ
而已
,
hébì
何必
bǐ
比
tiāo
挑
nǚxu
女婿
hái
还
yán
严
ne
呢
?
You're just looking for a temporary tutor for your daughter, so why be more strict than picking a son-in-law?
3
Shìjiè
世界
gèguó
各国
duì
对
hángtiānyuán
航天员
de
的
tiāoxuǎn
挑选
dōu
都
yǒu
有
yī
一
tào
套
yángé
严格
de
的
chéngxù
程序
,
suǒyǐ
所以
rénmen
人们
dōu
都
shuō
说
,
zhè
这
bǐ
比
tiāo
挑
nǚxu
女婿
hái
还
yán
严
。
There is a strict procedure for the selection of astronauts all over the world, so people say it is more stringent than picking a son-in-law.