鸡蛋里挑骨头
Traditional form:
雞蛋裡挑骨頭
Pinyin (reading):
jīdànlitiāogǔtou
Definitions:
- to look for bones in an egg
- to find fault
- to nitpick (idiom)
Characters:
- 鸡 - chicken
- 蛋 - egg
- 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
- 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
- 骨 - bone; skeleton; frame, framework
- 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
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