Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「各取所需」, with more below.
Today’s idiom is 「各取所需」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Each chooses what he needs.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gè qǔ suǒ xū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gok3 cheui2 so2 seui1
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