鸡蛋里挑骨头

Traditional (Taiwan): 雞蛋裡挑骨頭

Traditional (Hong Kong): 雞蛋裏挑骨頭

jīdànlitiāogǔtou ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

    • to look for bones in an egg
    • to find fault
    • to nitpick (idiom)

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
picking bones out of an egg
Meaning
Finding fault where there is none; nitpicking. Critical. Close to 'to nitpick'.

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