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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
挑剔 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
挑剔 ＝ 挑 ＋ 剔
ㄊㄧㄠ ㄊㄧ · tiāotī
verb — to nitpick, find fault; adjective — fussy, hard to please

字源 FORM — what the parts do

挑to pick out, single out (挑選)tiāo
剔to pick out and scrape away (剔除)tī
挑剔，挑選的挑，剔除的剔。
關 · Related
苛刻kēkèharshly demanding — the temperament behind 挑剔挑毛病tiāomáobìngto pick faults — the same 挑, said plainly