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千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈盞 (cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2, gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2) — to make the worst choice after picking out of so many options [colloquial] in Cantonese

cinˉ¹千gaanˊ²揀maanˍ₆萬gaan2,揀，gaanˊ²揀zoekˍ₆著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 deng1zhan3

Meaning of 千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈盞

nounto make the worst choice after picking out of so many options [colloquial]

Characters in 千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈盞

千cin1
card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle
揀gaan2
choose; select; pick out
萬maan6
a Chinese family name
著zyu3
write; compile; record
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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