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Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
百裡挑一	百里挑一	[bai3 li3 tiao1 yi1]	/one in a hundred/cream of the crop/	5756	1
出挑	出挑	[[chu1tiao1]]	/(of a young person) to grow (prettier etc); to mature into; to blossom/	28	2
單挑	单挑	[dan1 tiao3]	/to pick/to choose/to fight a duel/Taiwan pr. [dan1 tiao1]/	1583	1
高挑	高挑	[[gao1tiao3]]	/raised high/(of a person) slender; tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1])/	543	2
高挑子	高挑子	[[gao1tiao3zi5]]	/tall person/	602	2
橫挑鼻子豎挑眼	横挑鼻子竖挑眼	[heng2 tiao1 bi2 zi5 shu4 tiao1 yan3]	/to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)/to criticize right and left/	3734	1
雞蛋裡挑骨頭	鸡蛋里挑骨头	[ji1 dan4 li5 tiao1 gu3 tou5]	/to look for bones in an egg/to find fault/to nitpick (idiom)/	5119	1
精挑細選	精挑细选	[jing1 tiao1 xi4 xuan3]	/to select very carefully/	4665	1
撂挑子	撂挑子	[liao4 tiao1 zi5]	/(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust/	2298	1
沒得挑剔	没得挑剔	[mei2 de2 tiao1 ti5]	/excellent in every respect/flawless/	2495	1
目挑心招	目挑心招	[mu4 tiao3 xin1 zhao1]	/the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious/making eyes at sb/	6339	1
千挑萬選	千挑万选	[qian1 tiao1 wan4 xuan3]	/to select very carefully/	4600	1
柿子挑軟的捏	柿子挑软的捏	[shi4 zi5 tiao1 ruan3 de5 nie1]	/lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)/fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子\|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on/bullies pick soft targets/	2610	1
剃頭挑子一頭熱	剃头挑子一头热	[ti4 tou2 tiao1 zi5 yi1 tou2 re4]	/lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)/fig. one-sided enthusiasm/one party is interested, but the other, not so much/(Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)/	2117	1
挑	挑	[tiao1]	/to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick/	5735	1
挑刺	挑刺	[tiao1 ci4]	/to carp/nitpicking/petty criticism/	6798	1
挑夫	挑夫	[tiao1 fu1]	/porter/	6299	1
挑高	挑高	[tiao1 gao1]	/(architecture) high-ceilinged/to raise (a ceiling) to a height of/ceiling height/	1409	1
挑揀	挑拣	[tiao1 jian3]	/to pick and choose/to select/	6623	1
挑口板	挑口板	[tiao1 kou3 ban3]	/fascia/eaves board/	6145	1
挑毛病	挑毛病	[tiao1 mao2 bing4]	/to nitpick/petty criticism/to nag/	6798	1
挑毛剔刺	挑毛剔刺	[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]	/to find fault/to carp/nitpicking/	6798	1
挑毛剔刺兒	挑毛剔刺儿	[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4 r5]	/erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]/	5098	1
挑染	挑染	[tiao1 ran3]	/highlight (hair)/partial hair dye/	6754	1
挑三揀四	挑三拣四	[tiao1 san1 jian3 si4]	/to be picky/to be choosy/	5629	1
挑山工	挑山工	[tiao1 shan1 gong1]	/laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles/	5265	1
挑食	挑食	[tiao1 shi2]	/to be picky about food/	5735	1
挑剔	挑剔	[tiao1 ti5]	/picky/fussy/	7107	1
挑選	挑选	[tiao1 xuan3]	/to choose/to select/	5629	1
挑子	挑子	[tiao1 zi5]	/carrying pole and its load/	2298	1
挑嘴	挑嘴	[tiao1 zui3]	/picky about food/	1581	1
挑肥揀瘦	挑肥拣瘦	[[tiao1fei2-jian3shou4]]	/(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy/	709	2
挑	挑	[tiao3]	/to raise/to dig up/to poke/to prick/to incite/to stir up/	5735	1
挑撥	挑拨	[tiao3 bo1]	/to incite disharmony/to instigate/	6935	1
挑撥離間	挑拨离间	[tiao3 bo1 li2 jian4]	/to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between/	6339	1
挑撥是非	挑拨是非	[tiao3 bo1 shi4 fei1]	/to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make mischief/	6339	1
挑大梁	挑大梁	[tiao3 da4 liang2]	/to play a leading role/to bear a heavy responsibility/	6621	1
挑燈	挑灯	[tiao3 deng1]	/to light a lamp/to raise a lantern/	6621	1
挑燈撥火	挑灯拨火	[tiao3 deng1 bo1 huo3]	/to sow discord/to provoke/	6621	1
挑燈夜戰	挑灯夜战	[tiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4]	/to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night/to burn the midnight oil/	6339	1
挑動	挑动	[tiao3 dong4]	/to entice/to arouse/to provoke/	6937	1
挑逗	挑逗	[tiao3 dou4]	/to provoke/to entice/to lure/to tantalize/to tease/to titillate/	6621	1
挑逗性	挑逗性	[tiao3 dou4 xing4]	/provocative/tantalizing/titillating/	6792	1
挑花	挑花	[tiao3 hua1]	/cross-stitch (embroidery)/	6621	1
挑花眼	挑花眼	[tiao3 hua1 yan3]	/(fig.) to get cross-eyed/to be bewildered/	5604	1
挑明	挑明	[tiao3 ming2]	/to illuminate/to open up (a topic)/	6621	1
挑弄	挑弄	[tiao3 nong4]	/to incite/to provoke/to tease/	6621	1
挑起	挑起	[tiao3 qi3]	/to provoke/to stir up/to incite/	6565	1
挑三窩四	挑三窝四	[tiao3 san1 wo1 si4]	/to sow discord everywhere/	6621	1
挑唆	挑唆	[tiao3 suo1]	/to incite/to stir up/to instigate/	6621	1
挑頭	挑头	[tiao3 tou2]	/to take the lead/to be first to (do sth)/to pioneer/	6621	1
挑頭兒	挑头儿	[tiao3 tou2 r5]	/erhua variant of 挑頭\|挑头[tiao3 tou2]/	5098	1
挑簷	挑檐	[tiao3 yan2]	/eaves/	6621	1
挑戰者	挑战者	[tiao3 zhan4 zhe3]	/challenger/	6942	1
挑戰者號	挑战者号	[Tiao3 zhan4 zhe3 Hao4]	/Space Shuttle Challenger/	4751	1
挑嘴	挑嘴	[tiao3 zui3]	/to sow discord/	1581	1
挑釁	挑衅	[[tiao3xin4]]	/to provoke; provocation/	829	2
挑戰	挑战	[[tiao3zhan4]]	/to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge/	215	2
無可挑剔	无可挑剔	[wu2 ke3 tiao1 ti5]	/excellent in every respect/flawless/	2495	1
細挑	细挑	[xi4 tiao1]	/slender/	6827	1
一頭熱	一头热	[yi1 tou2 re4]	/one-sided enthusiasm (abbr. for 剃頭挑子一頭熱\|剃头挑子一头热[ti4 tou2 tiao1 zi5 yi1 tou2 re4])/	2117	1
迎接挑戰	迎接挑战	[ying2 jie1 tiao3 zhan4]	/to meet a challenge/	6225	1

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