「雞蛋裏挑骨頭」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gai1 daan2 leoi5 tiu1 gwat1 tau4
Individual
Character Meaning:
chicken; a whistle
egg
inside
to choose; to select
quarter; one fourth; bone; the pleat
head; leader; chief; boss; first; number one; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side
Variants: Variants: 雞蛋挑骨頭 、 蛋裏挑骨頭 、 挑骨頭
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
to look for flaws where there are none to be found; to be nitpicking; literally: to pick a bone from an egg
(Cant.) keoi5deoi3nei5jau5pin1gin3so2ji5ging1soeng4hai2gai1daan2leoi5tiu1gwat1tau4
(Eng.) He doesn't like you so he always criticizes you for your extremely minor mistakes.
Synonym: Synonym: 吹毛求疵
See also: 吹毛求疵 抽秤 挑剔
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