抓小辫子
zhuā​xiǎo​biàn​zi

to seize on a mistake

  • created sense approved 抓小辫子/抓小辮子 · zhuā​xiǎo​biàn​zi · to seize on a mistake — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓小辫子 / 抓小辮子

    zhuā​xiǎo​biàn​zi

    to seize on a mistake

    To seize on someone's mistake or shortcoming to use it against them; to catch someone out.

    抓, 小辫子

    抓 (literal) → 抓 · zhuā · to seize 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 辫 (bound) → 辫/辮 · biàn · braid 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

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