Usage of the character 捡
jiǎn
捡
[撿]
- to pick up; to collect; to gather
jiǎngǔ
捡骨
[撿骨]
- bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location
jiǎnshī
捡尸
[撿屍]
- (slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault
jiǎnshí
捡拾
[撿拾]
- to pick up; to gather
jiǎnlòu
捡漏
[撿漏]
- to repair a leaky roof
- (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick
- (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value)
- (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity
jiǎndàolánlǐjiùshìcài
捡到篮里就是菜
[撿到籃裡就是菜]
- all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
jiǎnlezhīmadiūlexīguā
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
[撿了芝麻丟了西瓜]
- to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)