吹毛求疵

Chinese

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to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure

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to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech

!blemish; flaw; defect |- !simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuīmáoqiúcī

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chuīmáoqiúcī
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueimauchyoutsy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹
  - Yale: chēui mòuh kàuh chī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ tsi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ mou⁴ keo⁴ qi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

Idiom

吹毛求疵

to nitpick; to look for faults

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