Word Meaning 毛を吹いて疵を求む

けをふいてきずをもとむ ke o fuitekizu o motomu

毛を吹いて疵を求む is read as けをふいてきずをもとむ (ke o fuitekizu o motomu) and means to be nitpicky.

Meaning

English

  1. to be nitpicky
  2. to be fault-finding

Reading

Kana

けをふいてきずをもとむ

Romaji

ke o fuitekizu o motomu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 154032 Priority Y

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