挑 [－]

Jyutping tiu1
Pinyin táo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 挑達／挑达 (tāotà, “walking back and forth; coming and going”).

挑 [－]

Jyutping tiu1
Pinyin tāo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 挑達／挑达 (tāotà, “walking back and forth; coming and going”).

挑 [－]

Jyutping tiu2
Pinyin tiāo

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 感嘆詞、粗俗
    屌​嘅​諧​音​，​表達​不屑
    a near homophone of, and euphemism for 屌diu2; only used for expressing disdain
    • 挑，咁之嘛，我都識啦。
      挑，咁之嘛，我都识啦。
      tiu2, gam2 zi1 maa3, ngo5 dou1 sik1 laa1.
      So what, it is so easy, I could have done it as well.
  2. 近義詞
    妖、超

挑 [－]

Jyutping tou1
Pinyin tiāo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. freedom of movement

挑 [－]

Jyutping tiu5
Pinyin tiāo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick/to provoke/to instigate/to stir up/shit!

挑 [－]

Jyutping tiu1
Pinyin tiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to raise
  2. to dig up
  3. to poke
  4. to prick
  5. to incite
  6. to stir up
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to poke
  2. character
    to provoke; to incite
  3. character
    to bring something into the open; to make public

挑 [－]

Jyutping tiu1
Pinyin tiāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to carry on a shoulder pole
  2. to choose
  3. to pick
  4. to nitpick
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. fuck (vulgar)(Cantonese)
  2. to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick/to provoke/to instigate/to stir up/shit!
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 感嘆詞、粗俗
    屌​嘅​諧​音​，​表達​不屑
    a near homophone of, and euphemism for 屌diu2; only used for expressing disdain
    • 挑，咁之嘛，我都識啦。
      挑，咁之嘛，我都识啦。
      tiu2, gam2 zi1 maa3, ngo5 dou1 sik1 laa1.
      So what, it is so easy, I could have done it as well.
  2. 近義詞
    妖、超
  3. 動詞
    用​啲​尖​而​幼​嘅​工具​或者​物件​，​慢慢​移除​啲​細​嘅​嘢
    to pick something out with a needle-like instrument
    • 攞枝針嚟挑條刺走。
      攞枝针嚟挑条刺走。
      lo2 zi1 zam1 lai4 tiu1 tiu4 ci3 zau2.
      Pick out the splinter with a needle.
    • 用牙簽挑啲蟹肉嚟食
      用牙签挑啲蟹肉嚟食
      jung6 ngaa4 cim1 tiu1 di1 haai5 juk6 lai4 sik6
      to pick out crab meat with a toothpick
  4. 動詞
    揀​；​挑選
    to select; to choose
    • 你幫我挑啲綠豆出來，唔要黃豆。
      你帮我挑啲绿豆出来，唔要黄豆。
      nei5 bong1 ngo5 tiu1 di1 luk6 dau2 ceot1 lai4, m4 jiu3 wong4 dau2.
      Help me to select the green beans and throw away those yellow soybean.
  5. 近義詞
    撩
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to carry (something) on a shoulder pole
  2. character
    to nitpick
  3. character
    to pick; to select; to choose
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. a load carried on the shoulders
  2. to carry
  3. Cangjie Input
    QLMO
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #711
  2. HSK3 四级词汇表 #714
  3. HSK3 四级汉字表 #213
  4. HSK3 高等手写字表 #364
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我挑不出他的毛病。
    我挑不出他的毛病。
    wǒ tiāo bù chū tā de máo bìng 。
    • I cannot find fault with him.
    • I can't find fault with him.
  2. Mandarin
    青年人总爱挑战极端。
    青年人總愛挑戰極端。
    qīng nián rén zǒng ài tiǎo zhàn jí duān 。
    • Young people are apt to go to extremes.
    • Young people tend to take things too far.
  3. Mandarin
    我知道你们的所做的一切并不只是为了赢得选举，我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。你们这样做是因为你们明白前面的任务有多么艰巨。即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝，我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最艰难的挑战——两场战争、一个面临危险的星球，一个世纪以来最严重的金融危机。
    我知道你們的所做的一切並不只是為了贏得選舉，我也知道你們做這一切並不是為了我。你們這樣做是因為你們明白前面的任務有多麼艱鉅。即便我們今晚歡呼慶祝，我們也知道明天將面臨我們一生之中最艱難的挑戰——兩場戰爭、一個面臨危險的星球，一個世紀以來最嚴重的金融危機。
    wǒ zhī dào nǐ men de suǒ zuò de yī qiè bìng bù zhǐ shì wèi le yíng dé xuǎn jǔ ， wǒ yě zhī dào nǐ men zuò zhè yī qiè bìng bù shì wèi le wǒ 。 nǐ men zhè yàng zuò shì yīn wèi nǐ men míng bai qián miàn de rèn wu yǒu duō me jiān jù 。 jí biàn wǒ men jīn wǎn huān hū qìng zhù ， wǒ men yě zhī dào míng tiān jiāng miàn lín wǒ men yī shēng zhī zhōng zuì jiān nán de tiǎo zhàn —— liǎng chǎng zhàn zhēng 、 yí gè miàn lín wēi xiǎn de xīng qiú ， yí gè shì jì yǐ lái zuì yán zhòng de jīn róng wēi jī 。
    • And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
  4. Mandarin
    但我将总是会向你们坦陈我们所面临的挑战。我会听取你们的意见，尤其是存在不同意见的时候。最重要的是，我会请求你们参与重建这个国家，以美国221年来从未改变的唯一方式-一砖一瓦、同心协力。
    但我將總是會向你們坦陳我們所面臨的挑戰。我會聽取你們的意見，尤其是存在不同意見的時候。最重要的是，我會請求你們參與重建這個國家，以美國221年來從未改變的唯一方式-一磚一瓦、同心協力。
    dàn wǒ jiāng zǒng shì huì xiàng nǐ men tǎn chén wǒ men suǒ miàn lín de tiǎo zhàn 。 wǒ huì tīng qǔ nǐ men de yì jiàn ， yóu qí shì cún zài bù tóng yì jiàn de shí hou 。 zuì zhòng yào de shì ， wǒ huì qǐng qiú nǐ men cān yù chóng jiàn zhè ge guó jiā ， yǐ měi guó 221 nián lái cóng wèi gǎi biàn de wéi yī fāng shì - yī zhuān yī wǎ 、 tóng xīn xié lì 。
    • But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years; block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
  5. Mandarin
    攀山是种既紧张刺激，又具挑战性的运动，因此特别受年青人欢迎。
    攀山是種既緊張刺激，又具挑戰性的運動，因此特別受年青人歡迎。
    pān shān shì zhǒng jì jǐn zhāng cì jī ， yòu jù tiǎo zhàn xìng de yùn dòng ， yīn cǐ tè bié shòu nián qīng rén huān yíng 。
    • Mountaineering is attractive especially to young people because it is accompanied with hardships and adventures.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我有压力，你有压力，你做咩要挑衅我？
    我有壓力，你有壓力，你做咩要挑釁我？
    ngo5 jau5 aat3 lik6 ， nei5 jau5 aat3 lik6 ， nei5 zou6 me1 jiu3 tiu1 jan6 ngo5 ？
    • "You have pressure, I have pressure, why do you want to provoke me?"
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    挑战者
    挑戰者
    tiu1 zin3 ze2
    • challenger
  2. Cantonese
    挑战极限
    挑戰極限
    tiu1 zin3 gik6 haan6
    • to push one's limits
  3. Cantonese
    我想挑战下自己。
    我想挑戰下自己。
    ngo5 soeng2 tiu1 zin3 haa5 zi6 gei2.
    • I want to challenge myself.
  4. Cantonese
    我想挑战一年唔买衫。
    我想挑戰一年唔買衫。
    ngo5 soeng2 tiu1 zin3 jat1 nin4 m4 maai5 saam1.
    • I want to challenge (myself) not to buy any clothes for one year's time.
  5. Cantonese
    每个挑战都系一个机会，唔好放弃。
    每個挑戰都係一個機會，唔好放棄。
    • X
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    挑起我条影相瘾
    挑起我條影相癮
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    那家店有很多家具可供挑选。
    那家店有很多傢俱可供挑選。
    nà jiā diàn yǒu hěn duō jiā jù kě gōng tiǎo xuǎn ．
    • That store has a good selection of furniture.
  2. Mandarin
    许多严峻的挑战还摆在眼前。
    許多嚴峻的挑戰還擺在眼前。
    xǔ duō yán jùn de tiǎo zhàn hái bǎi zài yǎn qián ．
    • Many serious challenges still lie ahead.
  3. Mandarin
    你为什么特别挑了那一个呢？
    你為什麼特別挑了那一個呢？
    nǐ wèi shén me tè bié tiāo le nà yī ge ne ？
    • Why did you choose that one in particular?
  4. Mandarin
    他们一方面授予你广泛的权力——或者至少他们说要这样做，一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最为关注的领域鸡蛋里挑骨头，令你无所适从。
    他們一方面授予你廣泛的權力——或者至少他們説要這樣做，一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最為關注的領域雞蛋裏挑骨頭，令你無所適從。
    tā men yī fāng miàn shòu yǔ nǐ guǎng fàn de quán lì — huò zhě zhì shào tā men shuō yào zhè yàng zuò ， yī fāng miàn yòu zài nǐ gōng zuò zhōng zuì zhòng yào ér qiě nǐ yòu zuì wéi guān zhù de lǐng yù jī dàn li tiǎo gǔ tou ， lìng nǐ wú suǒ shì cóng ．
    • On the one hand, they grant you extensive power—or at least they say that they want to do that; on the other hand, they nitpick at the area most important in your work, the one that you pay most attention to, causing you to be at a loss of what to do.
  5. Mandarin
    挑战节目的尺度
    挑戰節目的尺度
    tiǎo zhàn jié mù de chǐ dù
    • to challenge the speech codes of the program