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横挑鼻子，竖挑眼
héngtiāobízi,shùtiāoyǎn
Traditional: 橫挑鼻子，豎挑眼
to pick on sth incessantly / to criticize right and left
Character Breakdown
横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6
挑
tiāo
to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
HSK 5
鼻
bí
nose; first
HSK 3
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1
竖
shù
perpendicular, vertical; to erect
HSK 6
挑
tiāo
to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
HSK 5
眼
yǎn
eyelet, hole, opening
HSK 2
Additional Information
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Chinese
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