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千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞 (cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2 ,gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2) — to make a bad choice out of a large number of options (esp with a wife) in Cantonese

cinˉ¹千gaanˊ²揀maanˍ₆萬gaanˊ²揀,,gaan2揀zoekˍ₆着go˗₃個laanˍ₆爛dangˉ¹燈zaanˊ²盞
简 千拣万拣,拣着个烂灯盏
Mandarin Pinyin: qian1 jian3 wan4 jian3 , jian3 zhe5 ge4 lan4 deng1 zhan3

Meaning of 千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞

nounto make a bad choice out of a large number of options (esp with a wife)
nounafter rounds of selection, one end up with the worst choice out of all

Characters in 千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞

千cin1
card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle
揀gaan2
choose; select; pick out
萬maan6
a Chinese family name
着zoek6
dispatch; send; assign
個go3
unit; piece (see Note)
爛laan6
cheesy; crummy; lacking style
燈dang1
tube; valve
盞zaan2
small cup; cup-shaped utensil

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