挑饬
tiāo​chi

to find fault

  • created reference approved 挑饬/挑飭 → 挑剔 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑饬 / 挑飭 tiāo​chi

    挑剔 tiāo​ti

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 挑饬/挑飭 · tiāo​chi · to find fault — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑饬 / 挑飭

    tiāo​chi

    to find fault

    to pick on someone or find fault; to be overly demanding or picky

    tiāo​chì

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to nitpick 饬 (literal) → 饬/飭 · chì · to decorate

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

    created sense