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找茬

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎo chá

to pick fault with
to spot the differences
to nitpick
to pick a quarrel
to find complaint with

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找: zhǎo · search, seek, look for; find
茬: chá · harvest

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3–2 · zhao3 cha2

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zaau2 caa4

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