jiē
chuāng

idiom

Meaning of 揭疮疤

揭疮疤 means to touch someone's sore spot; to pick at old wounds; to bring up someone's past mistakes or shameful secrets. Pronounced jiē chuāng bā.

  • to touch someone's sore spot; to pick at old wounds; to bring up someone's past mistakes or shameful secrets

Definitions & Examples

Guò
de
qiǔ
shì
jiù
bié
zài
le
 
zhè
děng
jiē
rén
chuāng
ma
 

Stop bringing up those embarrassing past events; isn't that just picking at old wounds?

dāng
zhòng
jiē
le
de
chuāng
 
ràng
fēi
cháng
nán
kān
 

He publicly touched my sore spot, which made me extremely embarrassed.

Chǎo
jià
de
shí
hou
 
zuì
yīng
gāi
zuò
de
jiù
shì
xiāng
jiē
chuāng
 

When quarreling, the worst thing to do is to pick at each other's old wounds.