xǐ​gòu​qiú​bān

to look for faults

  • created reference approved 洗垢求瘢 → 洗垢索瘢 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗垢求瘢 xǐ​gòu​qiú​bān

    洗垢索瘢 xǐ​gòu​suǒ​bān

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 洗垢求瘢 → 吹毛求疵 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗垢求瘢 xǐ​gòu​qiú​bān

    吹毛求疵 chuī​máo​qiú​cī

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 洗垢求瘢 · xǐ​gòu​qiú​bān · to look for faults — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗垢求瘢

    xǐ​gòu​qiú​bān

    to look for faults

    to look for faults; to be nitpicking or hypercritical, as if washing away dirt just to find a scar.

    洗 (literal) → 洗 · xǐ · to wash 垢 (literal) → 垢 · gòu · dirt 求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 瘢 (literal) → 瘢 · bān · scar

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

    created sense