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吹毛求疵
 
En
chuī máo qiú cī
  • lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom)
  • fig. to be fastidious
  • nitpick

吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī

吹毛求疵
1 吹开皮上的毛,寻找里面的小毛病。语本《韩非子.大体》:「不吹毛而求小疵,不洗垢而察难知。」后比喻刻意挑剔过失或缺点。《汉书.卷五三.景十三王传.中山靖王刘胜传》:「有司吹毛求疵,笞服其臣,使证其君。」也作「吹毛求瑕」、「吹毛取瑕」、「吹毛索疵」。

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