Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

鸡蛋里挑骨头

jee-dan lee tee-ow goh toh

Literally

picking a bone out of an egg

What it really means

Nitpicking — finding fault where none really exists.

complaining about an overly harsh critic

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger吃醋eat vinegar拍马屁pat the horse's butt走后门go through the back door打酱油buy soy sauce