吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1
- lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
- nitpick
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吹
- 吹了 chuī le ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi1 liu5 failed; busted; to have not succeeded
- 吹捧 chuī pěng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄥˇ ceoi1 pung2 to flatter
- 吹牛 chuī niú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ceoi1 ngau4 to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 鼓吹 gǔ chuī ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄟ gu2 ceoi1 to agitate for
- 劲吹 勁吹 jìng chuī ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ging6 ceoi1 (of wind) to blow strongly
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- 吹干 吹乾 chuī gān ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄢ ceoi1 gon1 to blow-dry
- 吹哨 chuī shào ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄠˋ ceoi1 saau3 to blow a whistle
- 吹嘘 吹噓 chuī xū ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩ ceoi1 heoi1 to brag
- 吹奏 chuī zòu ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗㄡˋ ceoi1 zau3 to play (wind instruments)
- 吹孔 chuī kǒng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ceoi1 hung2 (of a musical instrument) blow hole
- 吹拂 chuī fú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ceoi1 fat1 to brush
- 吹拍 chuī pāi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄞ ceoi1 paak3 to resort to bragging and flattering
- 吹擂 chuī léi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˊ ceoi1 leoi4 to talk big
- 吹散 chuī sàn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄙㄢˋ ceoi1 saan3 to disperse
- 吹气 吹氣 chuī qì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ceoi1 hei3 to blow air (into)
- 吹水 chuī shuǐ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ceoi1 seoi2 (coll.) to chat casually; to shoot the breeze (originally Cantonese)
- 吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ceoi1 mit6 to blow out (a flame)
- 吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1 to blow away dust
- 吹熄 chuī xī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧ ceoi1 sik1 to blow out (a flame)
- 吹管 chuī guǎn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ceoi1 gun2 blowpipe
毛
- 毛巾 máo jīn ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ mou4 gan1 towel
- 毛毯 máo tǎn ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄢˇ mou4 taan2 blanket
- 毛病 máo bìng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ mou4 beng6 fault
- 毛笔 毛筆 máo bǐ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧˇ mou4 bat1 writing brush
- 毛衣 máo yī ㄇㄠˊ ㄧ mou4 ji1 (wool) sweater
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- 眉毛 méi mao ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ mei4 mou4 eyebrow
- 出毛病 chū máo bìng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ceot1 mou4 beng6 a problem appears
- 羽毛球 yǔ máo qiú ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jyu5 mou4 kau4 badminton
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 不毛 bù máo ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ bat1 mou4 barren
- 五毛 wǔ máo ㄨˇ ㄇㄠˊ ng5 mou4 fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
- 刚毛 剛毛 gāng máo ㄍㄤ ㄇㄠˊ gong1 mou4 bristle
- 寒毛 hán máo ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ hon4 mou4 fine hair on the human body
- 屌毛 diǎo máo ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄠˊ (vulgar) male pubic hair
- 耻毛 恥毛 chǐ máo ㄔˇ ㄇㄠˊ ci2 mou4 pubic hair
- 惹毛 rě máo ㄖㄜˇ ㄇㄠˊ je5 mou4 (coll.) to irritate
- 拔毛 bá máo ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ bat6 mou4 to pull out hair
- 换毛 換毛 huàn máo ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄠˊ wun6 mou4 to molt (of birds)
- 搞毛 gǎo máo ㄍㄠˇ ㄇㄠˊ gaau2 mou4 (dialect) what are you doing?
- 棉毛 mián máo ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ min4 mou4 knitted cotton
求
- 乞求 qǐ qiú ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ hat1 kau4 to beg
- 供求 gōng qiú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ gung1 kau4 supply and demand (economics)
- 力求 lì qiú ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ lik6 kau4 to make every effort to
- 哀求 āi qiú ㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊ oi1 kau4 to entreat
- 央求 yāng qiú ㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄡˊ joeng1 kau4 to implore
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- 寻求 尋求 xún qiú ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cam4 kau4 to seek; to look for
- 强求 強求 qiǎng qiú ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ koeng5 kau4 to insist on; to demand; to impose
- 征求 徵求 zhēng qiú ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zing1 kau4 to solicit
- 恳求 懇求 kěn qiú ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ han2 kau4 to beg
- 探求 tàn qiú ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ taam3 kau4 to seek
- 求助 qiú zhù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨˋ kau4 zo6 to request help
- 求婚 qiú hūn ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄣ kau4 fan1 to propose marriage
- 求学 求學 qiú xué ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ kau4 hok6 to pursue one's studies; to attend school
- 求救 qiú jiù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ kau4 gau3 to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
- 求职 求職 qiú zhí ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓˊ kau4 zik1 to seek employment
- 求证 求證 qiú zhèng ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄥˋ kau4 zing3 to seek proof
- 求医 求醫 qiú yī ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄧ kau4 ji1 to seek medical treatment
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 请求 請求 qǐng qiú ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cing2 kau4 to request; to ask
- 谋求 謀求 móu qiú ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mau4 kau4 to seek; to strive for
Example sentences
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不要 这么 這麼 吹毛求疵 。
You don't have to go getting so hairy about such a small thing.
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我 想 办法 辦法 克服 了 对 對 别人 別人 吹毛求疵 的 毛病 。
I've found a way to overcome my habit of always picking fault with others.
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我 不 懂得 詹姆斯 为什么 為什麼 一直 给 給 他 的 妻子 吹毛求疵 。
I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife.
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