挑唇料嘴 — “To bicker”
挑唇料嘴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bicker”. To quarrel; to dispute noisily over trivial matters.
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挑唇料嘴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挑唇料嘴 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 挑唇料嘴
他们经常为一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事挑唇料嘴，让家里气氛很不愉快。
They often bicker over trivial matters, making the home atmosphere very unpleasant.
Idioms Related to 挑唇料嘴
Synonyms of 挑唇料嘴
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
- tiǎo挑bō拨shān煽huò惑sow discord and instigate trouble
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Open the tool →Questions about 挑唇料嘴
What does 挑唇料嘴 mean?
挑唇料嘴 (tiǎo chún liào zuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bicker”.
How do you pronounce 挑唇料嘴?
挑唇料嘴 is pronounced tiǎo chún liào zuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 挑唇料嘴?
摇动嘴唇。指吵嘴，争吵。同“挑牙料唇”。