抽cau1秤cing3

cau1 cing3chōu chèng

English

to find faults in someone
something; to intentionally criticize
to nitpick; to find fault with

粵語 — Cantonese

揾一啲微細嘅問題出嚟鬧、批評，或者將啲冇問題嘅地方放大嚟批評

Examples

佢成日遲到，所以先有藉口俾人抽秤啫。
He's always late, so they could always find a reason to criticize him.
有啲人咩都要批評一餐，冇嘢都要揾嘢嚟抽秤。
Some people criticise everything they have laid eyes on, even if there is nothing wrong.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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