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挑刺儿
tiāo​cì​r

to find fault

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
挑刺儿 挑刺兒 tiāo//cì​r
to find fault
To nitpick or intentionally look for minor flaws in someone's speech or actions; to be hypercritical.

Cross-References

Erhua variant of

  • 挑刺 tiāo​cì

Same as

  • 挑毛拣刺 tiāo​máo​jiǎn​cì
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