See 吹毛求疵 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect",
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"zh-pron": "chuīmáoqiúcī"
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"zh-pron": "ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ"
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"zh-pron": "ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹"
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "cêu¹ mou⁴ keo⁴ qi¹"
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/"
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},
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/",
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"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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},
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},
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/"
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