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洗垢求瘢
xǐ​gòu​qiú​bān

to look for faults

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
洗垢求瘢 xǐ​gòu​qiú​bān
to look for faults
to look for faults; to be nitpicking or hypercritical, as if washing away dirt just to find a scar.

Cross-References

Variant of

  • 洗垢索瘢 xǐ​gòu​suǒ​bān

Synonym

  • 吹毛求疵 chuī​máo​qiú​cī