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吹毛求疵

chuīmáoqiúcī

ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ

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

我想辦法克服了對別人吹毛求疵的毛病。

wǒ xiǎng bànfǎ kèfú le duì biéren chuīmáoqiúcī de máobìng

I've found a way to overcome my habit of always picking fault with others.

Keep 吹毛求疵 and it comes back until you know it.

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