Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「吹毛索瘢」 for your learning.
The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「吹毛索瘢」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.
Blow away the hair on the skin to find the scar. A metaphor for deliberately picking on other people’s shortcomings and looking for faults.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chuī máo suǒ bān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheui1 mou1/mou4 sok3 baan1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
