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