擇食

择食
zéshí
to be picky (food)

CEDICT

  1. 偏食。
  2. 稱婦人因懷孕而挑食。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 擇 zé
  1. to select
  2. to choose
  3. to pick over
  4. to pick out
  5. to differentiate
  6. to eliminate
  7. also pr. zhái
2 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse

Containing this entry

揀飲擇食 jiǎnyǐnzéshí
  1. to choose one's food carefully
  2. to be picky
飢不擇食 jībùzéshí
  1. when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
  2. When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.

Related entries

挑三揀四 tiāosānjiǎnsì
  1. to be picky
  2. to be choosy
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

揀飲擇食 jiǎnyǐnzéshí
  1. to choose one's food carefully
  2. to be picky