吹毛求疵
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吹毛求疵
- chuīmáoqiúcī Mandarin, Pinyin
- ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ Mandarin, Bopomofo
- ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
- chuīmáoqiúcī Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
- ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
- chueimáocióucih Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
- chʻui¹-mao²-chʻiu²-tzʻŭ¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
- chwēi-máu-chyóu-tsz̄ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
- chueimauchyoutsy Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
- чуймаоцюцы Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
- /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
- ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- chēui mòuh kàuh chī Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- tsoey¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ tsi¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- cêu¹ mou⁴ keo⁴ qi¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
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出自《韓非子·大體》：
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In English
- cavil to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons
- nitpick to correct minutiae or find fault
- split hairs to consider fine details
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