挑毛剔刺 in English tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to find fault
  • to carp
  • nitpicking

Simplified Characters

挑 毛 剔 刺

Traditional Characters

挑 毛 剔 刺

Pinyin

tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

挑tiao1to carry on a shoulder pole 毛mao2surname Mao 剔ti1to scrape the meat from bones 刺ci4(onom.) whoosh