挑幺挑六
tiāo​yāo​tiāo​liù

to find fault

  • created sense approved 挑幺挑六/挑么挑六 · tiāo​yāo​tiāo​liù · to find fault — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑幺挑六 / 挑么挑六

    tiāo​yāo​tiāo​liù

    to find fault

    to pick flaws or be intentionally difficult; to faultfind or create trouble over trifles

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to nitpick 幺 (literal) → 幺 · yāo · one 挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to nitpick 六 (literal) → 六 · liù · six

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

    created sense