一根筷子吃藕,净挑眼儿一根筷子吃藕,淨挑眼兒一根筷子吃藕,淨挑眼兒

eating lotus root with one chopstick: just picking at the holes

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who deliberately finds fault over small things. Critical.
Wordplay: 挑 (tiāo, pick out with a chopstick) and 挑 (tiǎo, as in 挑眼 'find fault') sound close; 眼儿 are the holes in the lotus root.

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Simplified: 一根筷子吃藕,净挑眼儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 一根筷子吃藕,淨挑眼兒
Pinyin: yìgēn kuàizi chī ǒu,jìng tiāoyǎn ér
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄗㄔㄡˇ,ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄠㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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