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Usage of the character 剔

[剔]
  • to scrape the meat from bones
  • to pick (teeth etc)
  • to weed out
tīyá
剔牙
[剔牙]
  • to pick one's teeth
tiāoti
挑剔
[挑剔]
  • picky
  • fussy
tītòu
剔透
[剔透]
  • pure and limpid
  • (of a person) quick-witted
tīchú
剔除
[剔除]
  • to reject
  • to discard
  • to get rid of
tiāomáotīcì
挑毛剔刺
[挑毛剔刺]
  • to find fault
  • to carp
  • nitpicking
méidétiāoti
没得挑剔
[沒得挑剔]
  • excellent in every respect
  • flawless
wúkětiāoti
无可挑剔
[無可挑剔]
  • excellent in every respect
  • flawless
línglóngtītòu
玲珑剔透
[玲瓏剔透]
  • exquisitely made
  • very clever
tiāomáotīcìr
挑毛剔刺儿
[挑毛剔刺兒]
  • erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺 (tiāomáotīcì)