横挑鼻子竖挑眼

Traditional: 橫挑鼻子豎挑眼

héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

Dictionary entry

to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)

What does 横挑鼻子竖挑眼 mean?

横挑鼻子竖挑眼 (héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)

2to criticize right and left

Character breakdown

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横hénghorizontal · across 挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole · to choose 鼻bínose 子zǐson · child 竖shùvariant of 豎|竖[shu4]眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance

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How to pronounce 横挑鼻子竖挑眼

横挑鼻子竖挑眼

héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

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