Lingaku- to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
- to criticize right and left
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to pick on sth incessantly
- to criticize right and left
This idiom describes the act of constantly criticizing or nitpicking someone or something, often focusing on trivial details rather than the overall situation.
He always picks on every little thing, making people feel very uncomfortable.
tā她zài在huì yì会议shǎng上héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn横挑鼻子竖挑眼tóng shì同事de的tí àn提案，háo wú毫无jiàn shè xìng建设性。
She incessantly criticized her colleague's proposal in the meeting, without offering any constructive input.
This meaning conveys the idea of harshly judging or finding fault with people or things from all angles, not holding back in expressing discontent.
The boss criticizes our work from all sides, putting a lot of pressure on us.
He criticizes the movie from every angle, seeming dissatisfied with every detail.
Generated collocations (experimental)
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn横挑鼻子竖挑眼to pick on sth incessantlyhéng横tiāo挑shù竖jiǎn捡to criticize indiscriminatelywú无suǒ所bù不tiāo挑to spare nothing from criticismhéng横tiāo挑Zhí直jiǎn捡to pick apart without mercyzuǒ yòu左右tiāo ti挑剔to nitpick from all sidestiāo挑tiāo jiǎn挑拣jiǎn拣to choose and criticize excessivelytiāo ti挑剔máo bìng毛病to find faultzhǎo chá找茬to seek troublewú zhōng shēng yǒu无中生有to make something out of nothingxì zhī mò jié细枝末节to nitpick on trivial detailsjī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou鸡蛋里挑骨头to look for a flaw in something perfectmàn wú mù dì漫无目的tiāo ti挑剔to criticize aimlessly