吹毛求疵
chuī​máo​qiú​cī

to nitpick

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

    吹毛求疵 chuī​máo​qiú​cī

    吹毛求瑕 chuī​máo​qiú​xiá

    variant

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

    created reference

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

    吹毛求疵

    chuī​máo​qiú​cī

    to nitpick

    To be fastidious or overcritical; literally, to blow apart the hairs on a fur to look for tiny defects. It describes deliberately looking for faults or shortcomings in others.

    吹 (literal) → 吹 · chuī · to blow 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair 求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 疵 (literal) → 疵 · cī · flaw

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

    created sense