chuī
máo
qiú

idiom

Meaning of 吹毛求疵

吹毛求疵 means to nitpick; to find fault; to be hypercritical. Pronounced chuī máo qiú cī.

  • to nitpick; to find fault; to be hypercritical

Definitions & Examples

duì
bào
gào
chuī
máo
qiú
 
què
chū
rèn
jiàn
shè
xìng
jiàn
 

He nitpicked the report but couldn't offer any constructive suggestions.

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
bǎn
zǒng
shì
chuī
máo
qiú
 
yuán
gōng
hěn
 

This boss is always finding fault, which puts a lot of pressure on the employees.

shù
zuò
pǐn
néng
wán
měi
 
chuī
máo
qiú
 

Artwork can't be perfect, so there's no need to nitpick.

Zài
zuò
zhōng
 
xiāng
jiě
xiāng
chuī
máo
qiú
gèng
zhòng
yào
 

In cooperation, mutual understanding is more important than finding fault with each other.