挑肥拣瘦

Traditional form:

挑肥揀瘦

Pinyin (reading):

tiāoféijiǎnshòu

Definitions:

• (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy

Characters:

• 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
• 肥 - fat, plump, obese; fertile
• 拣 - to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up
• 瘦 - thin, lean, emaciated; meager

Traditional characters:

• 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
• 肥 - fat, plump, obese; fertile
• 揀 - to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up
• 瘦 - thin, lean, emaciated; meager