千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈盞 [－拣万拣－拣－个烂灯盏]

Jyutping cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2 gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2
Pinyin qiān jiǎn wàn jiǎn ， jiǎn zhù gè làn dēng zhǎn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    響​好多​樣​嘢​之中​揀​咗​一樣​衰​嘢​，​通常​指擇​偶
    to have made a bad choice out of a large number of possibilities and is often used when talking of one's choice of spouse; literally: thousand pick and ten thousands pick, to have picked a broken light bulb or lamp shade
    • 佢去相睇嗰陣，千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈膽，揀著個花心蘿蔔。
      佢去相睇𠮶阵，千拣万拣，拣著个烂灯胆，拣著个花心萝卜。
      keoi5 heoi3 soeng1 tai2 go2 zan2, cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2, gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 daam2, gaan2 zoek6 go3 faa1 sam1 lo4 baak6.
      She picked the bad egg from a basket in a matchmaking session and fell for a womanizer.
  2. 參看
    千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈膽

千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈盞 [－拣万拣－拣着个烂灯盏]

Jyutping cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2, gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2
Pinyin qiān jiǎn wàn jiǎn3 jiǎn zhe gè làn dēng1zhan

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to make the worst choice after picking out of so many options [colloquial]