挑毛剔刺 — “To nitpick”
挑毛剔刺 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nitpick”. To find fault; to be overly critical. Literally, “pick out hair and prick thorns”.
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挑毛剔刺 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挑毛剔刺 Character Breakdown
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他总是喜欢对别人的想法挑毛剔刺，很少提出建设性的意见。
He always likes to nitpick other people's ideas, rarely offering constructive suggestions.
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Synonyms of 挑毛剔刺
More idioms starting with 挑
- tiāo挑sān三xián嫌sì四to be overly picky and find fault
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四overly particular or fussy
- tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
- tiǎo挑sān三wō窝sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
- tiāo挑yāo么tiāo挑liù六to be picky and find fault
- tiǎo挑chún唇liào料zuǐ嘴bicker noisily over trivial matters
- tiǎo挑dà大liáng梁bear the main responsibility
- tiāo挑zì字yǎn眼er儿nitpick over words
- tiāo挑yāo幺tiāo挑liù六to be excessively picky
- tiǎo挑dé得lán篮lǐ里biàn便shì是cài菜take whatever is available
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Open the tool →Questions about 挑毛剔刺
What does 挑毛剔刺 mean?
挑毛剔刺 (tiāo máo tī cì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nitpick”.
How do you pronounce 挑毛剔刺?
挑毛剔刺 is pronounced tiāo máo tī cì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挑毛剔刺 literally mean?
Literally, 挑毛剔刺 means “pick out hair and prick thorns”. It is used to mean “to nitpick”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挑毛剔刺?
挑刺儿，挑剔