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挑毛剔刺
tiāo​máo​tī​cì

nitpicking

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

挑毛剔刺 tiāo​máo​tī​cì nitpicking

expression · to find fault or be overly critical, focusing on trivial details

他总是喜欢在别人的工作中挑毛剔刺。

References

erhua_variant 挑毛剔刺儿/挑毛剔刺兒 → 挑毛剔刺/挑毛剔刺
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