Pick out the flaws
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ì Xi á zh ǐ y ú, which means to reveal the advantages and disadvantages. It comes from Yuan Hongdao's preface of sending Xu Taifu to see you.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Hongdao of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his preface to sending Xu Taifu to see you can be included in the plan: "the scholars who hold the post of ziye are in the court of profit, and the public who pick up the flaws and point out the Yu are all frustrated."
Idiom usage
Point out the advantages and disadvantages of others
Chinese PinYin : tì xiá zhǐ yú
Pick out the flaws
drive one 's friends to the side of the enemy. wèi cóng qū què
focus on only one aspect and neglect all the others. jǔ yī fèi bǎi
imitate others and thus lose one 's own individuality. hán dān xué bù