"Nitpicking" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 挑刺 | tiāo cì | to carp / nitpicking / petty criticism |  |
| 品头论足 | pǐn tóu lùn zú | lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical |  |
| 评头论足 | píng tóu lùn zú | lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental | |
| 找岔子 | zhǎo chà zi | to look for blemishes / to find fault / nitpicking | |
| 找碴儿 | zhǎo chá r | to pick a quarrel / to find fault / nitpicking | |
| 挑毛剔刺 | tiāo máo tī cì | to find fault / to carp / nitpicking | |
| 龟毛 | guī máo | (Tw) (coll.) indecisive / fussy / nitpicking / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo]) | |
