Dictionary › 吹毛求疵

吹毛求疵

chuī máo qiú cī

4-character word

What 吹毛求疵 means

1. lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
2. nitpick

The characters in 吹毛求疵

• 吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast
• 毛máohair; feather; down
• 求qiúto seek; to look for; to request
• 疵cīblemish; flaw; defect

Example sentences

• 不要这么吹毛求疵。
  Bù yào zhème chuīmáoqiúcī.
  You don't have to go getting so hairy about such a small thing.
• 我想办法克服了对别人吹毛求疵的毛病。
  Wǒ xiǎng bànfǎ kèfú le duì biéren chuīmáo-qiúcī de máobìng.
  I've found a way to overcome my habit of always picking fault with others.
• 我不懂得詹姆斯为什么一直给他的妻子吹毛求疵。
  Wǒ bù dǒngde Zhānmǔsī wèishénme yīzhí gěi tā de qīzi chuīmáoqiúcī.
  I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife.
• 我不懂得詹姆斯为什幺一直给他的妻子吹毛求疵。
  I can't understand why James always finds fault with his wife.