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To master Chinese, begin with characters, move to words, and then idioms. Here’s the idiom 「揀精擇肥」 explained, free of charge.

The idiom being introduced now is 「揀精擇肥」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Pick: select. Essence: lean meat. Fat: fat meat. A metaphor for being overly picky.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiǎn jīng zé féi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gaan2 jing1/jeng1 jaak6 fei4

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