"to be picky" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
挑三拣四 挑三揀四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì to be picky / to be choosy syn
拣饮择食 揀飲擇食 jiǎn yǐn zé shí to choose one's food carefully / to be picky
择食 擇食 zé shí to be picky (food)
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
挑剔 tiāo ti picky / fussy syn
挑食 tiāo shí to be picky about food syn
嘴尖 zuǐ jiān sharp-tongued / to have a keen sense of taste / to be picky about one's food syn
水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky!
挑嘴 tiāo zuǐ picky about food
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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