鸡蛋里挑骨头

Traditional: 雞蛋裡挑骨頭

jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

Dictionary entry

to look for bones in an egg

What does 鸡蛋里挑骨头 mean?

鸡蛋里挑骨头 (jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to look for bones in an egg

2to find fault

3to nitpick (idiom)

Character breakdown

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鸡jīfowl · chicken 蛋Dànvariant of 蜑[Dan4]里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole · to choose 骨gūused in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4] · used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]头tóuhead · hair style

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How to pronounce 鸡蛋里挑骨头

鸡蛋里挑骨头

jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

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