to nitpick; to exploit someone's slip of the tongue; to find fault
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to exploit someone's slip of the tongue; to nitpick
dialectA dialect term (北方方言) for opportunistically calling out or capitalizing on someone's minor mistake, slip of the tongue, or logical inconsistency in conversation or action. Implies a somewhat petty or opportunistic behavior. The word often carries a slightly informal, colloquial connotation.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
，
lǎo老
bèi被
rén人
jiǎn捡
lòu漏
r儿
。
He's always careless with his words and often gets called out on his mistakes.
Bié别
zài在
zhè这
er儿
jiǎn捡
lòu漏
r儿
，
yǒu有
běn本
shi事
tí提
diǎn点
jiàn建
shè设
xìng性
yì意
jiàn见
。
Don't just nitpick here, have the guts to offer some constructive advice.
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Nǐ你
zhè这
chún纯
cuì粹
shì是
jiǎn捡
lòu漏
r儿
，
tā他
gāng刚
cái才
nà那
jù句
huà话
gēn根
běn本
bù不
shì是
nà那
ge个
yì意
si思
。
You're just exploiting a minor slip; that's not at all what he meant by what he just said.
Tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
，
tā他
shì试
tú图
zhuā抓
zhù住
duì对
fāng方
huà话
yǔ语
lǐ里
de的
lòu漏
dòng洞
jiǎn捡
lòu漏
r儿
。
During the negotiation, he tried to exploit the loopholes in the other party's words to gain an advantage.