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挑毛剔刺

tiāo máo tī cì

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Definitions

  1. 1. to find fault
  2. 2. to carp
  3. 3. nitpicking

Child Words of 挑毛剔刺

刺
cì

thorn

毛
máo

hair

挑
tiǎo

to raise

剔
tī

to scrape the meat from bones

刺
cī

(onom.) whoosh

挑
tiāo

to carry on a shoulder pole