揀擇

Chinese

		choose; pick up	pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick
trad. (揀擇)		揀	擇
simp. (拣择)		拣	择

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎnzé

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² zaak⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kán-to̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnzé
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnzé
  - Wade–Giles: chien³-tsê²
  - Yale: jyǎn-dzé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeantzer
  - Palladius: цзяньцзэ (czjanʹczɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaan² zaak⁶
  - Yale: gáan jaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² dzaak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gan² zag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ t͡saːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-to̍h
  - Tâi-lô: kán-to̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafndoih
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ¹²¹/

Verb

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

Synonyms

(to select):

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Synonyms of 揀擇

取 (qǔ)
摘 (zhāi)
相中 (xiāngzhòng)
看中 (kànzhòng)
取捨／取舍 (qǔshě)
抉擇／抉择 (juézé)
挑選／挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
掄／抡 (lún) (literary)

採擇／采择 (cǎizé)
揀選／拣选 (jiǎnxuǎn)
摘揀／摘拣 (Min Nan)
簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
選中／选中 (xuǎnzhòng)
選取／选取 (xuǎnqǔ)
選定／选定 (xuǎndìng)
選擇／选择 (xuǎnzé)

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
Mandarin	Beijing	挑, 揀
	Taiwan	挑, 選
	Tianjin	挑, 揀
	Chengde	挑, 揀
	Tangshan	挑, 揀
	Cangzhou	挑, 揀
	Baoding	挑, 揀, 選
	Shijiazhuang	挑
	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
	Dandong	挑, 挑選, 揀
	Jinzhou	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Dalian	挑
	Yantai	挑
	Yantai (Muping)	挑
	Qingdao	挑, 揀
	Lijin	挑, 揀
	Zhucheng	剔, 揀
	Jinan	挑, 揀
	Jining	挑, 剔
	Luoyang	揀, 挑, 選
	Wanrong	揀, 挑
	Shangqiu	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Yuanyang	挑, 選, 揀
	Zhengzhou	挑, 揀
	Lingbao	挑, 揀
	Xinyang	擇
	Baihe	挑, 選
	Hanzhong	挑, 選, 揀
	Xi'an	挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇
	Baoji	挑, 挑選, 揀
	Yinchuan	挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
	Tianshui	選擇, 揀
	Lanzhou	挑, 揀
	Dunhuang	揀
	Xining	揀, 挑
	Hami	挑
	Ürümqi	挑, 揀, 選
	Wuhan	擇, 挑, 選, 選擇
	Yichang	挑, 選, 揀
	Xiangyang	挑, 選, 選擇
	Tianmen	挑, 選, 選擇
	Hong'an	擇, 選, 挑
	Chengdu	挑, 選
	Nanchong	挑, 選, 選擇
	Dazhou	挑選
	Hanyuan	挑
	Xichang	挑, 挑選
	Zigong	選, 找
	Chongqing	挑, 刁
	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
Anqing	挑, 選, 揀
Xuzhou	挑, 選, 揀
Fuyang	挑, 選, 選擇
Wuhu	揀, 挑, 選
Yangzhou	揀, 挑, 選
Lianyungang	挑, 選, 揀
Lianshui	揀
Nanjing	挑, 揀
Hefei	揀, 選, 挑
Nantong	挑, 揀
Singapore	選
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)	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
	Conghua (Lütian)	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
Huizhou	Shexian	擇, 揀
Jin	Taiyuan	挑
	Yangyuan	挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
	Datong	挑
	Xinzhou	挑, 選
	Lishi	挑, 揀
	Linfen	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
Min Bei	Jian'ou	剔, 擇
Min Dong	Fuzhou	揀, 挑, 選
Min Nan	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
	Jieyang	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
	Ningbo	揀
	Wenzhou	揀, 挑, 剔
	Jinhua	擇
Xiang	Changsha	選, 挑, 揀
	Loudi	擇
	Shuangfeng	擇, 揀, 挑

(to pick the best for oneself): 挑肥揀瘦／挑肥拣瘦 (tiāoféijiǎnshòu); (Min Nan) 揀精擇白／拣精择白

Adjective

揀擇

(Cantonese) picky

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