挑毛揀刺
tiāo​máo​jiǎn​cì

to nitpick

  • created reference approved 挑毛拣刺/挑毛揀刺 → 挑刺儿/挑刺兒 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑毛拣刺 / 挑毛揀刺 tiāo​máo​jiǎn​cì

    挑刺儿 / 挑刺兒 tiāo​cì​r

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 挑毛拣刺/挑毛揀刺 · tiāo​máo​jiǎn​cì · to nitpick — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑毛拣刺 / 挑毛揀刺

    tiāo​máo​jiǎn​cì

    to nitpick

    to deliberately find fault with others; to pick holes in something even when it is done well; to be captious

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to nitpick 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair 拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to choose 刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · thorn

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

    created sense