- 评头论足
- ping2 tou2 lun4 zu2lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance, fig. to find fault in minor details, to remark upon a person's appearance, nit-picking, over-critical, judgmental* * *评头论(品)足píng tóu lùn zúfind fault with; be overcritical; comment from head to feet; criticize from head to feet:对她评头论足是不礼貌的。 It would be rude to remark upon her appearance.* * *評頭論足|评头论足 [píng tóu lùn zú] ► lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance ► fig. to find fault in minor details ► to remark upon a person's appearance ► nit-picking ► over-critical ► judgmental
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.