gaan2 zeot1揀蜶拣蜶
Jyutpinggaan2 zeot1
Yalegáan jēut
Definition
To select the right candidate.
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How it's used
This term is specifically used in professional or formal recruitment contexts to describe the act of carefully choosing the most suitable person for a role. It carries a sense of deliberation and discernment, distinguishing it from the generic act of choosing items. You will frequently hear it used by hiring managers or HR staff when discussing the final selection process.
Examples
It is hard to pick the right candidate for this job, everyone is so talented.
Related words
Common phrases
take your time to select the right candidate
select the right talent
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the general verb 揀, which simply means to pick or choose. 揀蜶 implies a more rigorous evaluation process and is almost exclusively reserved for human candidates rather than inanimate objects.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
