吹毛求疵 — Chinese idiom
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
Meaning
- lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect ; fig. to be fastidious
- nitpick
Character by character
- 吹chuīto blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
- 毛máohair, fur, feathers; coarse
- 求qiúto seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg
- 疵cīflaw, fault, defect; disease
Idioms sharing a character
- 吴市吹箫 wú shì chuī xiāo
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì
- 吹灯拔蜡 chuī dēng bá là
- 自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi
- 自我吹嘘 zì wǒ chuī xū
- 风吹日晒 fēng chuī rì shài
- 风吹草动 fēng chuī cǎo dòng
- 风吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá
- 不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì
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