Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words挑剔

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挑剔

tiāotī·ㄊㄧㄠㄊㄧ

“picky; fussy; hard to satisfy; nitpicking; to find fault over small details.”

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tiāo·ㄊㄧㄠ

To carry something on a shoulder pole; to choose or select; to pick out; to provoke or incite; to poke or stir up; a type of embroidery stitch; a guitar playing technique.

To scrape meat from bones; to pick at teeth or food; to weed out or select; to pick out flaws or unsuitable items.