吹毛 chuīmáo

  1. chuīmáo adjective easy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: By analogy with blowing a feature; in the sense of 容易 (Guoyu '吹毛' 1)
  2. chuīmáo adjective sharp
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 锐利; as in 吹毛剑 'a sharp sword' (Guoyu '吹毛' 2)

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  • 吹毛求疵 to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect; to be fastidious; nitpick

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巴陵吹毛剑

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