"雞蛋裡挑骨頭" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²² lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/, /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/, /kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/, /kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²² lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou [Mandarin, Pinyin], jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gai¹ daan⁶⁻² leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gai¹ daan⁶ leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jidàn li̊ tiao gǔto̊u [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chi¹-tan⁴ li⁵ tʻiao¹ ku³-tʻou⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jī-dàn li tyāu gǔ-tou [Mandarin, Yale], jidann .li tiau guu.tou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзидань ли тяо гутоу [Mandarin, Palladius], czidanʹ li tjao gutou [Mandarin, Palladius], jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jidàn lǐ tiao gúto̊u [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chi¹-tan⁴ li³ tʻiao¹ ku²-tʻou⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jī-dàn lǐ tyāu gú-tou [Mandarin, Yale], jidann lii tiau gwu.tou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], gāi dáan léuih tīu gwāt tàuh [Cantonese, Yale], gāi daahn léuih tīu gwāt tàuh [Cantonese, Yale], gai¹ daan⁶⁻² loey⁵ tiu¹ gwat⁷ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gai¹ daan⁶ loey⁵ tiu¹ gwat⁷ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gei¹ dan⁶⁻² lêu⁵ tiu¹ gued¹ teo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], gei¹ dan⁶ lêu⁵ tiu¹ gued¹ teo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 雞蛋裡挑骨頭
  1. to nitpick; to deliberately find fault Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 吹毛求疵 (chuīmáoqiúcī)
    Sense id: en-雞蛋裡挑骨頭-zh-phrase-6lCQqxhl Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations

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          "english": "On the one hand, they grant you extensive power—or at least they say that they want to do that; on the other hand, they nitpick at the area most important in your work, the one that you pay most attention to, causing you to be at a loss of what to do.",
          "ref": "他們一方面授予你廣泛的權力——或者至少他們說要這樣做,一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最為關注的領域雞蛋裡挑骨頭,令你無所適從。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "他们一方面授予你广泛的权力——或者至少他们说要这样做,一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最为关注的领域鸡蛋里挑骨头,令你无所适从。 [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: 2002, 罗伯特·布兰森博士 [Robert M. Bramson], 陈述 and 周欣, trans., 《怎样应付难缠的老板》 [Coping with Difficult Bosses], page 103\nTāmen yīfāngmiàn shòuyǔ nǐ guǎngfàn de quánlì — huòzhě zhìshào tāmen shuō yào zhèyàng zuò, yīfāngmiàn yòu zài nǐ gōngzuò zhōng zuì zhòngyào érqiě nǐ yòu zuìwéi guānzhù de lǐngyù jīdàn li tiǎo gǔtou, lìng nǐ wúsuǒshìcóng. [Pinyin]",
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      "zh-pron": "jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "gai¹ daan⁶⁻² leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "gai¹ daan⁶ leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jidàn li̊ tiao gǔto̊u"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chi¹-tan⁴ li⁵ tʻiao¹ ku³-tʻou⁵"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī-dàn li tyāu gǔ-tou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jidann .li tiau guu.tou"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "цзидань ли тяо гутоу"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "czidanʹ li tjao gutou"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jidàn lǐ tiao gúto̊u"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chi¹-tan⁴ li³ tʻiao¹ ku²-tʻou⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī-dàn lǐ tyāu gú-tou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jidann lii tiau gwu.tou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gāi dáan léuih tīu gwāt tàuh"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gāi daahn léuih tīu gwāt tàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gai¹ daan⁶⁻² loey⁵ tiu¹ gwat⁷ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gai¹ daan⁶ loey⁵ tiu¹ gwat⁷ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gei¹ dan⁶⁻² lêu⁵ tiu¹ gued¹ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gei¹ dan⁶ lêu⁵ tiu¹ gued¹ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²² lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²² lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    }
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          "ref": "他們一方面授予你廣泛的權力——或者至少他們說要這樣做,一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最為關注的領域雞蛋裡挑骨頭,令你無所適從。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "他们一方面授予你广泛的权力——或者至少他们说要这样做,一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最为关注的领域鸡蛋里挑骨头,令你无所适从。 [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: 2002, 罗伯特·布兰森博士 [Robert M. Bramson], 陈述 and 周欣, trans., 《怎样应付难缠的老板》 [Coping with Difficult Bosses], page 103\nTāmen yīfāngmiàn shòuyǔ nǐ guǎngfàn de quánlì — huòzhě zhìshào tāmen shuō yào zhèyàng zuò, yīfāngmiàn yòu zài nǐ gōngzuò zhōng zuì zhòngyào érqiě nǐ yòu zuìwéi guānzhù de lǐngyù jīdàn li tiǎo gǔtou, lìng nǐ wúsuǒshìcóng. [Pinyin]",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gai¹ daan⁶ leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jidàn li̊ tiao gǔto̊u"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chi¹-tan⁴ li⁵ tʻiao¹ ku³-tʻou⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī-dàn li tyāu gǔ-tou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jidann .li tiau guu.tou"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "цзидань ли тяо гутоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czidanʹ li tjao gutou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jidàn lǐ tiao gúto̊u"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chi¹-tan⁴ li³ tʻiao¹ ku²-tʻou⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī-dàn lǐ tyāu gú-tou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jidann lii tiau gwu.tou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gāi dáan léuih tīu gwāt tàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gāi daahn léuih tīu gwāt tàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gai¹ daan⁶⁻² loey⁵ tiu¹ gwat⁷ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gai¹ daan⁶ loey⁵ tiu¹ gwat⁷ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gei¹ dan⁶⁻² lêu⁵ tiu¹ gued¹ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gei¹ dan⁶ lêu⁵ tiu¹ gued¹ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²² lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²² lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    }
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      "word": "吹毛求疵"
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