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挑刺儿
tiāo​cì​r

to find fault

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

挑刺儿/ 挑刺兒 tiāo​cì​r (also tiāo​cèr) to find fault

To nitpick or intentionally look for minor flaws in someone's speech or actions; to be hypercritical.

References

erhua_variant 挑刺儿/挑刺兒 → 挑刺/挑刺
same_as 挑毛拣刺/挑毛揀刺 → 挑刺儿/挑刺兒
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