吹毛求疵

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	blemish; flaw; defect
trad. (吹毛求疵)		吹	毛	求	疵
simp. #(吹毛求疵)		吹	毛	求	疵
Literally: “to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīmáoqiúcī

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīmáoqiúcī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueimáocióucih
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-mao²-chʻiu²-tzʻŭ¹
    • Yale: chwēi-máu-chyóu-tsz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueimauchyoutsy
    • Palladius: чуймаоцюцы (čujmaocjucy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹
    • Yale: chēui mòuh kàuh chī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ tsi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ mou⁴ keo⁴ qi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

Idiom

吹毛求疵

1. to nitpick; to look for faults