评头论足 — Chinese idiom
评头论足
píng tóu lùn zú
Traditional: 評頭論足
Meaning
- lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet ; minute criticism of a woman's appearance
- fig. to find fault in minor details
- to remark upon a person's appearance
- nitpicking
- overcritical
- judgmental
Character by character
- 评píngto appraise, to criticize, to evaluate
- 头tóuhead; chief, boss; first, top
- 论lùndebate; discussion
- 足zúfoot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
Idioms sharing a character
- 评头品足 píng tóu pǐn zú
- 三天两头 sān tiān liǎng tóu
- 三头六臂 sān tóu liù bì
- 事到临头 shì dào lín tóu
- 傻头傻脑 shǎ tóu shǎ nǎo
- 冤家对头 yuān jiā duì tóu
- 出人头地 chū rén tóu dì
- 初露头角 chū lù tóu jiǎo
- 劈头盖脸 pī tóu gài liǎn
- 吴头楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
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