雞蛋裡挑骨頭

See also: 鸡蛋里挑骨头

Chinese

		chicken egg; goose egg; a score of zero	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing	incite; carry on a pole; choose	bone; character; personal quality
trad. (雞蛋裡挑骨頭/雞蛋裏挑骨頭)		雞蛋	裡/裏	挑	骨頭
simp. (鸡蛋里挑骨头)		鸡蛋	里	挑	骨头
Literally: “to pick out bones from a chicken egg”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou, jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄊㄧㄠㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄐㄧㄉㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ daan^6-2 leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīdàn li tiāo gǔtou
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄉㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄊㄧㄠㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jidann .lhi tiau guu.tou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jidàn li̊ tiao gǔto̊u
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li¹ tʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīdàn lǐ tiāo gútou
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄉㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jidann lii tiau gwu.tou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jidàn lǐ tiao gúto̊u
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ daan^6-2 leoi⁵ tiu¹ gwat¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: gāi dáan léuih tīu gwāt tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ daan^6-2 loey⁵ tiu¹ gwat⁷ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ dan² lêu⁵ tiu¹ gued¹ teo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ täːn²²⁻³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

雞蛋裡挑骨頭

to nitpick

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