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Jyutping gai1 daan2 leoi5 tiu1 gwat1 tau4
Pinyin jī dàn lǐ tiāo gú tou

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to nitpick; to deliberately find fault
    (syn.) 吹毛求疵
    • 他們一方面授予你廣泛的權力——或者至少他們説要這樣做,一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最為關注的領域雞蛋裏挑骨頭,令你無所適從。
      他们一方面授予你广泛的权力——或者至少他们说要这样做,一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最为关注的领域鸡蛋里挑骨头,令你无所适从。
      tā men yī fāng miàn shòu yǔ nǐ guǎng fàn de quán lì — huò zhě zhì shào tā men shuō yào zhè yàng zuò , yī fāng miàn yòu zài nǐ gōng zuò zhōng zuì zhòng yào ér qiě nǐ yòu zuì wéi guān zhù de lǐng yù jī dàn li tiǎo gǔ tou , lìng nǐ wú suǒ shì cóng .
      On the one hand, they grant you extensive power—or at least they say that they want to do that; on the other hand, they nitpick at the area most important in your work, the one that you pay most attention to, causing you to be at a loss of what to do.

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Jyutping gai1 daan2 leoi5 tiu1 gwat1 tau4
Pinyin jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to look for bones in an egg
  2. to find fault
  3. to nitpick (idiom)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to nitpick; to deliberately find fault
    (syn.) 吹毛求疵
    • 他們一方面授予你廣泛的權力——或者至少他們説要這樣做,一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最為關注的領域雞蛋裏挑骨頭,令你無所適從。
      他们一方面授予你广泛的权力——或者至少他们说要这样做,一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最为关注的领域鸡蛋里挑骨头,令你无所适从。
      tā men yī fāng miàn shòu yǔ nǐ guǎng fàn de quán lì — huò zhě zhì shào tā men shuō yào zhè yàng zuò , yī fāng miàn yòu zài nǐ gōng zuò zhōng zuì zhòng yào ér qiě nǐ yòu zuì wéi guān zhù de lǐng yù jī dàn li tiǎo gǔ tou , lìng nǐ wú suǒ shì cóng .
      On the one hand, they grant you extensive power—or at least they say that they want to do that; on the other hand, they nitpick at the area most important in your work, the one that you pay most attention to, causing you to be at a loss of what to do.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)