吹毛求疵

Traditional form:

吹毛求疵

Pinyin (reading):

chuīmáoqiúcī

Definitions:

• lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
• nitpick

Characters:

• 吹 - to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 求 - to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
• 疵 - flaw, fault, defect; disease

Traditional characters:

• 吹 - to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 求 - to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
• 疵 - flaw, fault, defect; disease