吹毛求疵 [－－－－]

Jyutping ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1
Pinyin chuī máo qiú cī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. nitpick
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    對​所有​細節​都​過份​留意​、​要求​完美
    nitpicking
    • 佢份人吹毛求疵，個個都怕咗佢。
      佢份人吹毛求疵，个个都怕咗佢。
      keoi5 fan6 jan4 ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1, go3 go3 dou1 paa3 zo2 keoi5.
      He really nitpicks. Everybody is afraid of him.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to nitpick; to look for faults
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不要这么吹毛求疵。
    不要這麼吹毛求疵。
    bù yào zhè me chuī máo qiú cī 。
    • You don't have to go getting so hairy about such a small thing.
  2. Mandarin
    我不懂得詹姆斯为什么一直给他的妻子吹毛求疵。
    我不懂得詹姆斯為什麼一直給他的妻子吹毛求疵。
    wǒ bù dǒng de zhān mǔ sī wèi shén me yī zhí gěi tā de qī zǐ chuī máo qiú cī 。
    • I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife.
  3. Mandarin
    我想办法克服了对别人吹毛求疵的毛病。
    我想辦法克服了對別人吹毛求疵的毛病。
    wǒ xiǎng bàn fǎ kè fú le duì bié ren chuī máo qiú cī de máo bìng 。
    • I managed to get over the habit of finding fault with others.
    • I've found a way to overcome my habit of always picking fault with others.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢份人吹毛求疵，个个都怕咗佢。
    佢份人吹毛求疵，個個都怕咗佢。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1, go3 go3 dou1 paa3 zo2 keoi5.
    • He really nitpicks. Everybody is afraid of him.