雞蛋裡挑骨頭

雞蛋裡挑骨頭

See also: 鸡蛋里挑骨头

Chinese

		chicken egg; goose egg; a score of zero	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing	incite; carry on a pole; choose	bone; character; personal quality
trad. (雞蛋裡挑骨頭/雞蛋裏挑骨頭)		雞蛋	裡/裏	挑	骨頭
simp. (鸡蛋里挑骨头)		鸡蛋	里	挑	骨头
Literally: “to pick out bones from a chicken egg”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou, jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ daan^6-2 leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jidann .lhi tiau guu.tou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jidàn li̊ tiao gǔto̊u
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li¹ tʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jidann lii tiau gwu.tou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jidàn lǐ tiao gúto̊u
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ daan^6-2 leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴
    • Yale: gāi dáan léuih tīu gwāt tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ daan^6-2 loey⁵ tiu¹ gwat⁷ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ dan² lêu⁵ tiu¹ gued¹ teo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ täːn²²⁻³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

雞蛋裡挑骨頭

1. to nitpick