左揀右揀,揀著個爛燈盞.

2 gaan2 ziek6 guoi1 laan6 aang1 jan.2included in 1 dictionaries

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台山話英文字典Toi SaanPhrase

Jyutping:

du2 gaan2 jiu6 ganOriginal phonetic: dū-gān-yiù-gān, gān-jèk-göi-làn-äng-jān.

2 gaan2 ziek6 guoi1 laan6 aang1 jan.2

lit. choosing from the left, picking from the right, (finally) selecting a broken lantern — trying to find something which (or someone who) is the best and end up getting the worse one.

台山話英文字典Toi SaanPhrase

Jyutping:

du2 gaan2 jiu6 ganOriginal phonetic: dū-gān-yiù-gān, gān-jèk-göi-làn-äng-jān.

2 gaan2 ziek6 guoi1 laan6 aang1 jan.2

lit. choosing from the left, picking from the right, (finally) selecting a broken lantern — trying to find something which (or someone who) is the best and end up getting the worse one.