橫挑鼻子豎挑眼 héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

to criticize right and left

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to criticize right and left
  2. 2. to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
橫 héng
horizontal; across; crosswise
挑 tiāo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
鼻 bí HSK 3
nose
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
豎 shù
vertical; to erect; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
挑 tiāo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole