鸡蛋里挑骨头 — “To find fault where there is none”
鸡蛋里挑骨头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find fault where there is none”. To nitpick; to be hypercritical. Literally, “To pick a bone out of an egg”.
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鸡蛋里挑骨头 Character Breakdown
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他总是喜欢鸡蛋里挑骨头，即使是很完美的作品他也能找出一些不足之处。
He always likes to nitpick; even in perfect works, he can find some shortcomings.
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- jī鸡bù不jí及fèng凤The son is inferior to the father
- jī鸡zhēng争é鹅dòu斗to bicker constantly
- jī鸡fú伏gǔ鹄luǎn卵assign a major task to a person of limited ability
- jī鸡kǒu口niú牛hòu后Better to be a small leader than a big follower
- jī鸡shēng声é鹅dòu斗noisy quarrels and arguments
- jī鸡tóu头yú鱼cì刺trivial annoyance or inconvenience
- jī鸡shī尸niú牛cóng从Better to be a small leader than a large follower
- jī鸡qī栖fèng凤cháo巢unworthy person in high position
- jī鸡máo毛suàn蒜pí皮trivial matters
- jī鸡làn烂zuǐ嘴ba巴yìng硬argue stubbornly despite being wrong
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不níng宁cause great disturbance and chaos
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不ān安cause great disturbance and unrest
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Open the tool →Questions about 鸡蛋里挑骨头
What does 鸡蛋里挑骨头 mean?
鸡蛋里挑骨头 (jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find fault where there is none”.
How do you pronounce 鸡蛋里挑骨头?
鸡蛋里挑骨头 is pronounced jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鸡蛋里挑骨头 literally mean?
Literally, 鸡蛋里挑骨头 means “to pick a bone out of an egg”. It is used to mean “to find fault where there is none”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸡蛋里挑骨头?
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