揀 (gaan2) — choose; select; pick out in Cantonese
gaanˊ²揀简 拣
Mandarin Pinyin: jian3
Meaning of 揀
nounchoose; select; pick out
noun-- less used alternative to 撿, meaning "pick up, collect; gather"
Example Sentences with 揀
有好多頂頭盔畀你揀
There are lots of helmets for you to choose.
gaanˊ²揀ginˊ²件jyunˎ₄圓ling2.領。
Choose a round-neck one.
neiˏ₅你gaanˊ²揀daiˍ₆第go˗₃個。
You choose the other one.
neiˏ₅你gaanˊ²揀zyunˊ²蜶binˉ¹邊go˗₃個?
Which one do you choose?
keoiˏ₅佢gaanˊ²揀zyunˊ²蜶zoˊ²咗.
He/She chose.
Words Containing 揀
揀選gaan2 syun2
to select
任揀jam6 gaan2
select as you like
揀飲擇食gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6
picky eater; choosy about food | Mand.: 挑吃; 偏食
揀擇gaan2 zaak6
to be choosy; to nitpick | Mand.: 挑剔
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)
冇得揀mou5 dak1 gaan2
there's no choice
揀到gaan2 dou2
to choose (successfully); to get (something good) | 書: 選到; 挑到
千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈膽cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2, gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 daam2
to make the worst choice after picking out of so many options [colloquial]
揀卒gaan2 zeot1
to select the right candidate [colloquial]
挑揀tiu1 gaan2
to pick and choose; to select
揀蜶gaan2 zeot1
to select the right candidate [colloquial]
揀樓gaan2 lau2
choose a flat
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