search minutely for sb . 's smallest fault
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ō UG ē NT ī ch ǐ, which means to search for the root, even the details. From the outlaws of the marsh.
The origin of Idioms
Ming Shi Naian "outlaws of the marsh" Chapter 41: "only hate Huang Wenbing that fellow root pick teeth, several times instigate poison, harm us."
Analysis of Idioms
Search for the bottom line
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate and attributive.
Chinese PinYin : sōu gēn tī chǐ
search minutely for sb . 's smallest fault
The fire has been passed down. huǒ jìn xīn chuán
mow the grass and pull out the roots. jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
be very hard up , and in fact ) be at a loose end. shí guāi yùn guāi
men and women , old and young. nán nǚ lǎo yòu