吹毛求瑕
chuī​máo​qiú​xiá

to nitpick

  • created reference approved 吹毛求瑕 → 吹毛求疵 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吹毛求瑕 chuī​máo​qiú​xiá

    吹毛求疵 chuī​máo​qiú​cī

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 吹毛求瑕 · chuī​máo​qiú​xiá · to nitpick — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吹毛求瑕

    chuī​máo​qiú​xiá

    to nitpick

    To deliberately find fault or pick out minor flaws; literally "to blow apart the hairs to look for a blemish".

    吹 (literal) → 吹 · chuī · to blow 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair 求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 瑕 (bound) → 瑕 · xiá · defect

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense