挑刺
tiāo​cìtiǎo​cì

to find fault

  • created sense approved 挑刺 · tiāo​cì · to find fault — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑刺

    tiāo​cì

    to find fault

    to carp; nitpick; engage in petty criticism

    tiāo​cì​r

    挑, 刺

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to nitpick 刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · thorn

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挑刺 · tiǎo​cì · to remove a splinter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑刺

    tiǎo​cì

    to remove a splinter

    to pick out a splinter or thorn

    挑, 刺

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiǎo · to poke up 刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · thorn

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

    created sense