吹毛求疵
Chinese
to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure |
hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar | to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
blemish; flaw; defect | ||
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trad. (吹毛求疵) | 吹 | 毛 | 求 | 疵 | |
simp. #(吹毛求疵) | 吹 | 毛 | 求 | 疵 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chueimáocióucih
- Wade–Giles: chʻui1-mao2-chʻiu2-tzʻŭ1
- Yale: chwēi-máu-chyóu-tsz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueimauchyoutsy
- Palladius: чуймаоцюцы (čujmaocjucy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1
- Yale: chēui mòuh kàuh chī
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey1 mou4 kau4 tsi1
- Guangdong Romanization: cêu1 mou4 keo4 qi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 吹毛求疵