品头论足

Traditional: 品頭論足

pǐn tóu lùn zú

Dictionary entry

lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance

What does 品头论足 mean?

品头论足 (pǐn tóu lùn zú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance

2fig. to find fault in minor details

3nitpicking

4overcritical

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品pǐn(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods · (bound form) grade; rank 头tóuhead · hair style 论Lúnabbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)足jùexcessive

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