挑揀

See also: 挑拣

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	choose; pick up
trad. (挑揀)		挑	揀
simp. (挑拣)		挑	拣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiāojiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu¹ gaan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiāojiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiaojiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tʻiao¹-chien³
    • Yale: tyāu-jyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiaujean
    • Palladius: тяоцзянь (tjaoczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tiu¹ gaan²
    • Yale: tīu gáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tiu¹ gaan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tiu¹ gan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵/

Verb

挑揀

1. to pick; to choose; to select

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 選 (“to choose”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		選, 擇
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	挑, 揀
	Taiwan	挑, 選
	Chengde	挑, 揀
	Chifeng	挑, 選擇, 揀
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	揀選
	Heihe	挑, 選, 揀
	Qiqihar	挑, 選, 揀
	Harbin	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Jiamusi	挑, 選
	Baicheng	挑, 選
	Changchun	挑
	Tonghua	挑
	Shenyang	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Jinzhou	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Singapore	選
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	挑, 揀
	Tangshan	挑, 揀
	Cangzhou	挑, 揀
	Baoding	挑, 揀, 選
	Shijiazhuang	挑
	Lijin	挑, 揀
	Jinan	挑, 揀
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	挑
	Dandong	挑, 挑選, 揀
	Yantai	挑
	Yantai (Muping)	挑
	Qingdao	挑, 揀
	Zhucheng	剔, 揀
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	揀, 挑, 選
	Lingbao	挑, 揀
	Jining	挑, 剔
	Wanrong	揀, 挑
	Linfen	挑揀
	Shangqiu	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Yuanyang	挑, 選, 揀
	Zhengzhou	挑, 揀
	Xinyang	擇
	Baihe	挑, 選
	Xi'an	挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇
	Baoji	挑, 挑選, 揀
	Tianshui	選擇, 揀
	Xining	揀, 挑
	Xuzhou	挑, 選, 揀
	Fuyang	挑, 選, 選擇
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
	Lanzhou	挑, 揀
	Dunhuang	揀
	Hami	挑
	Ürümqi	挑, 揀, 選
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	挑, 選
	Nanchong	挑, 選, 選擇
	Dazhou	挑選
	Hanyuan	挑
	Xichang	挑, 挑選
	Zigong	選, 找
	Chongqing	挑, 刁
	Wuhan	擇, 挑, 選, 選擇
	Yichang	挑, 選, 揀
	Xiangyang	挑, 選, 選擇
	Tianmen	挑, 選, 選擇
	Guiyang	揀, 選, 挑選
	Zunyi	選
	Bijie	挑
	Liping	挑, 挑選
	Zhaotong	刁
	Dali	挑選
	Kunming	挑選, 揀
	Mengzi	挑
	Guilin	選
	Guilin (Lingui)	選
	Liuzhou	挑, 選, 選擇
	Changde	選
	Hanzhong	挑, 選, 揀
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	挑, 揀
	Yangzhou	揀, 挑, 選
	Lianyungang	挑, 選, 揀
	Lianshui	揀
	Nantong	挑, 揀
	Anqing	挑, 選, 揀
	Wuhu	揀, 挑, 選
	Hefei	揀, 選, 挑
	Hong'an	擇, 選, 挑
Cantonese	Guangzhou	揀, 挑
	Hong Kong	揀
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	揀
	Macau	揀
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	揀
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	揀
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	揀
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	揀
	Foshan	揀
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	揀
	Foshan (Shunde)	揀
	Foshan (Sanshui)	揀
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	揀
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	揀
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	揀
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	揀
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	揀
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	揀
	Taishan	揀
	Kaiping (Chikan)	揀
	Enping (Niujiang)	揀
	Heshan (Yayao)	揀
	Dongguan	揀
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	揀
	Yangjiang	揀
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	揀
	Singapore (Guangfu)	揀
Gan	Nanchang	揀
	Lichuan	揀, 擇
	Pingxiang	揀
Hakka	Meixian	挑, 擇
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	揀
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	揀, 擇
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	揀
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	揀
	Wengyuan	擇
	Liannan	揀
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	揀
	Jiexi	擇
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	擇
	Changting	擇
	Wuping (Yanqian)	擇
	Ninghua	擇
	Yudu	擇
	Ningdu	揀, 擇
	Tonggu (Sandu)	揀, 擇
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	擇
	Dayu	擇
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	揀, 擇
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	揀, 擇
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	揀, 擇
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	揀, 擇
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	揀, 擇
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擇
	Hong Kong	擇
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	揀
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	揀
	Xinyi (Sihe)	揀
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	揀
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	揀
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	揀
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	揀
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	擇
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	揀
	Mengshan (Xihe)	選
	Luchuan	揀
	Sabah (Bao'an)	揀
	Senai (Huiyang)	揀
Huizhou	Jixi	揀, 擇
	Shexian	擇, 揀
Jin	Taiyuan	挑
	Yangyuan	挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
	Datong	挑
	Xinzhou	挑, 選
	Lüliang (Lishi)	挑, 揀
	Changzhi	揀, 挑揀
	Linhe	揀, 挑, 挑選
	Jining	挑, 選擇
	Hohhot	挑, 揀
	Erenhot	挑
	Pingshan	挑, 揀
	Zhangjiakou	挑, 揀
	Handan	挑, 挑揀
	Linzhou	挑, 揀
	Suide	挑, 選, 揀
Northern Min	Jian'ou	剔, 擇
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	揀, 挑, 選
Southern Min	Xiamen	揀, 選
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	揀
	Quanzhou	揀, 選
	Zhangzhou	揀, 選, 揀擇
	Singapore (Hokkien)	選, 揀
	Manila (Hokkien)	揀, 選
	Chaozhou	擇, 揀
	Bangkok (Teochew)	揀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	選
	Singapore (Teochew)	揀, 選
	Batam (Teochew)	選
	Leizhou	揀, 挑
	Wenchang	揀, 選
	Haikou	揀
	Qionghai	揀, 選
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	選
Wu	Shanghai	揀, 選
	Shanghai (Chongming)	挑, 揀
	Suzhou	揀, 挑
	Danyang	挑, 揀, 選
	Hangzhou	挑
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	挑, 選, 擇揀
	Ningbo	揀
	Wenzhou	揀, 挑, 剔
	Jinhua	擇
Xiang	Changsha	選, 挑, 揀
	Loudi	擇
	Shuangfeng	擇, 揀, 挑