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吹毛求疵

chuī máo qiú cī

lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur…

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Meanings

chuī máo qiú cī

  1. lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. nitpick

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我wǒ想xiǎng办法bàn fǎ克服kè fú了le对duì别人bié ren吹毛求疵chuī máo qiú cī的de毛病máo bìng。我wǒ想xiǎng辦法bàn fǎ克服kè fú了le對duì別人bié ren吹毛求疵chuī máo qiú cī的de毛病máo bìng。I've found a way to overcome my habit of always picking fault with others. #2669713

我wǒ不bù懂得dǒng de詹姆斯Zhān mǔ sī为什么wèi shén me一直yī zhí给gěi他tā的de妻子qī zi吹毛求疵chuī máo qiú cī。我wǒ不bù懂得dǒng de詹姆斯Zhān mǔ sī為什麼wèi shén me一直yī zhí給gěi他tā的de妻子qī zi吹毛求疵chuī máo qiú cī。I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife. #399308