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吹毛求疵 (ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

吹毛求疵 (ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1, chuī máo qiú cī) — lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious; nitpick

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 吹口琴 (ceoi1 hau2 kam4) — to play harmonica
• 吹咩 (ceoi1 me1) — what can you do to me?
• 吹唔脹 (ceoi1 m4 zoeng3) — feeling helpless, powerless
• 吹打 (ceoi1 daa2) — blow and beat, to play music
• 吹水 (ceoi1 seoi2) — (verb) to chitchat; to talk; to gossip; to brag
• 吹水唔抹嘴 (ceoi1 seoi2 m4 maat3 zeoi2) — it describes people who overly boast; exaggerate during chatting

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