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吹毛求疵 (ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1) — blow the hair to find fault with it in Cantonese

ceoiˉ¹吹mouˎ₄毛kauˎ₄求ciˉ¹疵
Mandarin Pinyin: chui1 mao2 qiu2 ci1

Meaning of 吹毛求疵

nounblow the hair to find fault with it
nounsplit hairs; quibble; make trivial distinctions

Characters in 吹毛求疵

吹ceoi1
blow; puff
毛mou4
gross; untouched; unpolished
求kau4
demand; require; desire
疵ci1
flaw; defect; blemish; fault

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