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pick and choose; be choosy; be fastidious; be hypercritical

tiāo sān jiǎn sì

挑 三 拣 四

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derogpick and choose; be choosy; be fastidious; be hypercritical
- tā duì gōng zuò cóng bù tiāo sān jiǎn sì
  他对工作从不挑三拣四。
  He is never choosy about his job.
- bù yào tiāo sān jiǎn sì de gěi shén me jiù ná shén me ba
  不要挑三拣四的，给什么就拿什么吧。
  Don't pick and choose, but take what's given to you.
synonym
tiāo féi jiǎn shòu挑肥拣瘦 tiǎo sān xián sì挑三嫌四 jiǎn jīng jiǎn féi拣精拣肥
antonym
rèn láo rèn yuàn任劳任怨

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