不要對人家送的禮物挑三揀四,嫌東嫌西的。

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 不要 yào don't!; must not
2 duì
  1. right; correct
  2. towards; at; for
  3. concerning; regarding
  4. to treat (sb a certain way)
  5. to face
  6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
  7. to match together; to adjust
  8. to fit; to suit
  9. to answer; to reply
  10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
  11. to check; to compare
  12. classifier: couple; pair
=3 人家 rénjiā
  1. household
  2. dwelling
  3. family
  4. sb else's house
  5. household business
  6. house of woman's husband-to-be

classifiers: ,

=3 人家 rénjia
  1. other people
  2. sb else
  3. he, she or they
  4. I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
4 sòng
  1. to send; to deliver; to transmit
  2. to give (as a present)
  3. to see (sb) off
  4. to accompany; to go along with
=5 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 禮物 gift; present

classifiers: , ,

7 挑三揀四 tiāosānjiǎn
  1. to be picky
  2. to be choosy
8 xián
  1. to dislike
  2. suspicion
  3. resentment
  4. enmity
  5. abbr. for 嫌犯 xiánfàn, criminal suspect
=9 Dōng surname Dong
=9 dōng
  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
10 xián
  1. to dislike
  2. suspicion
  3. resentment
  4. enmity
  5. abbr. for 嫌犯 xiánfàn, criminal suspect
=11 西
  1. the West
  2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 bān
  3. Spanish
=11 西 west
=12 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=12 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=12 really and truly
=12 (bound form) bull's-eye; target