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Chinese
Pronunciation
Idiom
雞蛋裡挑骨頭
- to nitpick; to deliberately find fault
他們一方面授予你廣泛的權力——或者至少他們說要這樣做，一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最為關注的領域雞蛋裡挑骨頭，令你無所適從。 [MSC, trad.]
他们一方面授予你广泛的权力——或者至少他们说要这样做，一方面又在你工作中最重要而且你又最为关注的领域鸡蛋里挑骨头，令你无所适从。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2002, 罗伯特·布兰森博士 , 陈述 and 周欣, trans., 《怎样应付难缠的老板》 , page 103
- Tāmen yīfāngmiàn shòuyǔ nǐ guǎngfàn de quánlì — huòzhě zhìshào tāmen shuō yào zhèyàng zuò, yīfāngmiàn yòu zài nǐ gōngzuò zhōng zuì zhòngyào érqiě nǐ yòu zuìwéi guānzhù de lǐngyù jīdàn li tiǎo gǔtou, lìng nǐ wúsuǒshìcóng.
- On the one hand, they grant you extensive power—or at least they say that they want to do that; on the other hand, they nitpick at the area most important in your work, the one that you pay most attention to, causing you to be at a loss of what to do.
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