Meaning of 鸡蛋里挑骨头
鸡蛋里挑骨头 means to look for bones in an egg; to nitpick; to find fault deliberately; to carp at trivial flaws. Pronounced jī dàn lǐ tiāo gǔ tou.
- to look for bones in an egg; to nitpick; to find fault deliberately; to carp at trivial flaws
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
zuò做
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
le了
，
nǐ你
jiù就
bié别
jī鸡
dàn蛋
lǐ里
tiāo挑
gǔ骨
tou头
le了
。
He already did a great job, so stop nitpicking.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
zǒng总
shì是
jī鸡
dàn蛋
lǐ里
tiāo挑
gǔ骨
tou头
，
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
yā压
lì力
hěn很
dà大
。
The boss is always finding fault with everything, which puts us under a lot of pressure.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
wán完
měi美
le了
，
méi没
bì必
yào要
jī鸡
dàn蛋
lǐ里
tiāo挑
gǔ骨
tou头
。
This report is already perfect; there's no need to look for flaws.
Nǐ你
zhè这
bù不
shì是
jī鸡
dàn蛋
lǐ里
tiāo挑
gǔ骨
tou头
ma吗
？
Míng明
míng明
méi没
wèn问
tí题
fēi非
yào要
zhǎo找
chū出
wèn问
tí题
lái来
。
Aren't you just nitpicking? There's obviously no problem, yet you insist on finding one.