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鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī​dàn​li​tiāo​gǔ​tou

to nitpick

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī​dàn noun
    chicken egg
    hen's egg; chicken egg
  2. 里 裡 li locative
    in
    suffix used after nouns or time words to indicate location, time, or scope
  3. 挑 tiāo adjectivenoun
    to nitpick
    to be fastidious; to find fault with; to pick on
  4. 骨头 骨頭 gū​tou noun
    bone
    the hard tissue forming the skeleton of humans and vertebrate animals; bone