Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
食不厌精，脍不厌细 shí bù yàn jīng ， kuài bù yàn xì
be very picky about food; seek fine cooking
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)
- 2. fig. to be fastidious about one's food
Characters
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to eat; food; animal feed
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not; no; (negative prefix)
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to loathe
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essence; elite; proficient (refined ability)
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chopped meat or fish
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not; no; (negative prefix)
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to loathe
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fine; thin or slender; delicate
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