鸡蛋里挑骨头 jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

to look for bones in an egg; to find fault

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to look for bones in an egg
  2. 2. to find fault
  3. 3. to nitpick (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
鸡 jī HSK 2
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
蛋 dàn HSK 2
egg; oval-shaped thing; variant of 蜑dàn
里 li HSK 1
inside; interior; internal
挑 tiāo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
骨 gǔ HSK 5
bone
头 tou HSK 3
head; the top; end