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雞蛋裡挑骨頭 (gai1 daan2 leoi5 tiu1 gwat1 tau4) — choosy; picky in Cantonese

gaiˉ¹雞daanˊ²蛋leoiˏ₅裡tiuˉ¹挑gwatˉ¹骨tauˎ₄頭
简 鸡蛋里挑骨头
Mandarin Pinyin: ji1 dan4 li3 tiao3 gu3 tou2

Meaning of 雞蛋裡挑骨頭

nounchoosy; picky

Characters in 雞蛋裡挑骨頭

雞gai1
a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity
蛋daan6
egg
裡leoi5
variant of 裏
挑tiu1
hold sth up with a pole
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle

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