粵

取ceoi2捨se2

simp取舍
ceoi2 se2qǔ shě

English

  1. to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
  2. trade-off; to take and to give up, which means to sacrifice something in order to keep something among all the choices.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 要同唔要,即係從眾多事物中,為咗保留一啲,而選擇犧牲一啲

Examples

  • 梦想和现实有时真的很难取舍。

    It is sometimes hard to choose between dreams and reality.

    Tatoeba · shanghainese CC BY

  • 她在找工作和读大学之间无法取舍。

    She can't make up her mind whether to get a job or to go on to college.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我喜欢郁金香和猫,可是郁金香对猫咪有毒,我该如何取舍呢?

    I like tulips and cats, but tulips are poisonous to cats. How should I choose?

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 資源咁少,速度同質素之間總要有所取捨。

    With such little resources, either speed or quality has to be sacrificed.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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