挑毛剔刺儿 tiāomáotīcìr to nitpick Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 挑毛剔刺 tiāomáotīcì to find fault to find fault; to nitpick; to be captious儿 兒 r particleaffix [erhua suffix] A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.