挑刺 | [tiāo cì, ㄊㄧㄠ ㄘˋ, 挑 刺] to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism #47,682 [Add to Longdo] |
吹毛求疵 | [chuī máo qiú cī, ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ, 吹 毛 求 疵] lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (成语 saw); fig. to be fastidious; nitpick #50,505 [Add to Longdo] |
挑毛病 | [tiāo máo bìng, ㄊㄧㄠ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ, 挑 毛 病] to nitpick; petty criticism; to nag #76,993 [Add to Longdo] |
找岔子 | [zhǎo chà zi, ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄚˋ ㄗ˙, 找 岔 子] to look for blemishes; to find fault; nitpicking #167,363 [Add to Longdo] |
找碴儿 | [zhǎo chá r, ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄚˊ ㄦ˙, 找 碴 儿 / 找 碴 兒] to pick a quarrel; to find fault; nitpicking #179,988 [Add to Longdo] |
挑毛剔刺 | [tiāo máo tī cì, ㄊㄧㄠ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄧ ㄘˋ, 挑 毛 剔 刺] to find fault; to carp; nitpicking [Add to Longdo] |
挑毛剔刺儿 | [tiāo máo tī cì r, ㄊㄧㄠ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄧ ㄘˋ ㄦ˙, 挑 毛 剔 刺 儿 / 挑 毛 剔 刺 兒] erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺, to find fault; to carp; nitpicking [Add to Longdo] |
澡垢索疵 | [zǎo gòu suǒ cī, ㄗㄠˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘ, 澡 垢 索 疵] to wash the dirt to find a defect (成语 saw); to find fault; to nitpick [Add to Longdo] |
つべこべ | [tsubekobe] (adv, adv-to) (on-mim) complaining; nitpicking [Add to Longdo] |
ケチつける;けちつける | [kechi tsukeru ; kechitsukeru] (v1) (See ケチを付ける) to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble [Add to Longdo] |
ケチを付ける;けちを付ける | [ケチをつける(ケチを付ける);けちをつける(けちを付ける), kechi wotsukeru ( kechi wo tsukeru ); kechiwotsukeru ( kechiwo tsukeru )] (exp, v1) (uk) to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble [Add to Longdo] |
テストピース | [tesutopi-su] (n) testpiece [Add to Longdo] |
重箱の隅をつつく | [じゅうばこのすみをつつく, juubakonosumiwotsutsuku] (exp, v5k) (id) to nitpick; to complain about trifles [Add to Longdo] |
重箱の隅をほじくる | [じゅうばこのすみをほじくる, juubakonosumiwohojikuru] (exp, v5r) (id) (See 重箱の隅をつつく) to nitpick; to complain about trifles [Add to Longdo] |
重箱の隅をようじでほじくる | [じゅうばこのすみをようじでほじくる, juubakonosumiwoyoujidehojikuru] (exp, v5r) (See 重箱の隅をつつく) to nitpick; to complain about trifles [Add to Longdo] |