挑剔

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	pick (as teeth)
simp. and trad. (挑剔)		挑	剔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiāoti, tiāotī, tiāotì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄊㄧ, ㄊㄧㄠㄊㄧ, ㄊㄧㄠㄊㄧˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): tiu¹ tik¹

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): tiu¹ teak⁷
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiau-thek / thiau-thiak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiāoti
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄊㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiaoti̊
  - Wade–Giles: tʻiao¹-tʻi⁵
  - Yale: tyāu-ti
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiau.ti
  - Palladius: тяоти (tjaoti)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi²/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiāotī
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠㄊㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiaoti
  - Wade–Giles: tʻiao¹-tʻi¹
  - Yale: tyāu-tī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiauti
  - Palladius: тяоти (tjaoti)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiāotì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠㄊㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiaotì
  - Wade–Giles: tʻiao¹-tʻi⁴
  - Yale: tyāu-tì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiautih
  - Palladius: тяоти (tjaoti)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tiu¹ tik¹
  - Yale: tīu tīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tiu¹ tik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: tiu¹ tig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɪk̚⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: tiu¹ teak⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiu²¹³ tʰək̚⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-thek
  - Tâi-lô: thiau-thik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiau'teg
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-thiak
  - Tâi-lô: thiau-thiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiau'tiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiau³³ tʰiak̚⁵/

Adjective

挑剔

nitpicky; captious
他這個人很挑剔。 [MSC, trad.]
他这个人很挑剔。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zhège rén hěn tiāoti. [Pinyin]
He is so nitpicky.
choosy; fussy

Verb

挑剔

to nitpick; to find fault
to be choosy; to be fussy

Synonyms

(nitpick): 挑錯／挑错 (tiāocuò), 找岔子 (zhǎo chàzi)