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挑字眼儿
tiāo​zì​yǎn​r

to quibble

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 挑 tiāo adjectivenoun
    to nitpick
    to be fastidious; to find fault with; to pick on
  2. 字眼儿 字眼兒 zì​yǎn​r
    fault-finding
    minor errors or flaws; often used in the context of nitpicking or picking apart someone's speech or writing