吹毛求疵

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
simp. and trad. (吹毛求疵)		吹	毛	求	疵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīmáoqiúcī

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chuīmáoqiúcī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueimauchyoutsy
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹
    • Yale: chēui mòuh kàuh chī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ tsi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ mou⁴ keo⁴ qi¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

Idiom

吹毛求疵

1. to nitpick; to look for faults