Pick a fault and pick a quarrel

Pick a fault and pick a quarrel

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju é Xi á zh ā IX ì n, which means to deliberately pick faults. It comes from the biography of Chen Yuan.

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

Near synonym: pick a flaw

The origin of Idioms

"Chen Yuanzhuan, a biography of the Eastern Han Dynasty:" to pick a fault and pick a quarrel, to cover up its great beauty. "

Idiom explanation

It refers to deliberately finding fault.