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Home / Idiom / 吹毛求疵

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

吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
ch+uī·1st tonem+áo·2nd toneq+iú·2nd tonec+ī·1st tone
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I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife.
我不懂得詹姆斯为什么一直给他的妻子吹毛求疵。
You don't have to go getting so hairy about such a small thing.
不要这么吹毛求疵。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to wash off dirt to find a scar (idiom) · fig. to nitpick; to seek faults deliberately洗垢求瘢xǐ gòu qiú bānto create something from nothing (idiom)无中生有wú zhōng shēng yǒupicky · fussy挑剔tiāo tito demand perfection (idiom)求全责备qiú quán zé bèi
Antonyms
magnanimous (idiom) · generous宽大为怀kuān dà wéi huáimagnanimous (idiom); generous宽宏大量kuān hóng dà liàng(idiom) fair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason通情达理tōng qíng dá lǐ
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