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1 lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance
2 fig. to find fault in minor details
3 nitpicking
4 overcritical

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píng tóu pǐn zú

1 to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)

Sample Sentences

跟你说，现在商人都趁着节日赚钱，圣诞节的时候，西餐、礼品都贵，至于愚公节，当然就是土贵了。

gēn nǐ shuō ，xiànzài shāngrén dōu chèn zhe jiérì zhuànqián ，shèngdànjié de shíhou ，xīcān 、lǐpǐn dōu guì ，zhìyú Yú GōngJié ，dāngrán jiùshì tǔ guì le 。

I tell you, businessmen these days all try and take advantage of these festivals to cash in. During Christmas, western food, presents all go up in price. As for Yu Gong Festival, of course soil is expensive.

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在很多国际性的大公司里面，你收的那个礼品不能超过打个比方，可能25块美金。那25块美金的话可能相当于人民币大概在200块钱不到。但是你知道现在一盒月饼的价格，往往早就超过了200块。

zài hěn duō guójì xìng de dà gōngsī lǐmiàn ，nǐ shōu de nàge lǐpǐn bùnéng chāoguò dǎgèbǐfāng ，kěnéng èrshíwǔ kuài měijīn 。nà èrshíwǔ kuài měijīn dehuà kěnéng xiāngdāngyú rénmínbì dàgài zài liǎngbǎi kuài qián bùdào 。dànshì nǐ zhīdào xiànzài yī hé yuèbǐng de jiàgé ，wǎngwǎng zǎo jiù chāoguò le liǎngbǎi kuài 。

In some very international companies the gifts you receive cost more than, for example, maybe $25 U.S. Well, if $25 U.S. is to about 200 RMB or even less. However, as you know, right now the price of a box of mooncakes is usually, beginning a long time ago, over 200 kuai.

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哦，是小李啊，好久不见了。我最近开了家礼品店，自己做老板了。小生意，有空多来光顾啊。

o ，shì Xiǎo Lǐ ā ，hǎojiǔ bù jiàn le 。wǒ zuìjìn kāi le jiā lǐpǐndiàn ，zìjǐ zuò lǎobǎn le 。xiǎo shēngyi ，yǒukòng duō lái guānggù ā 。

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