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Open the tool →澡垢索疵 (zǎo gòu suǒ cī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately find fault”.
澡垢索疵 is pronounced zǎo gòu suǒ cī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 澡垢索疵 means “Wash dirt, seek flaws”. It is used to mean “to deliberately find fault”.
犹言吹毛求疵。指刻意寻人过错。