け
毛
　
を
ふ
吹
　
い
　
て
きず
疵
　
を
もと
求
　
む

expression, Nidan verb (lower class) (archaic)

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to be nitpicky, to be fault-finding.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
け
毛
　
を
ふ
吹
　
い
　
て
きず
疵
　
を
もと
求
　
む
 毛を吹いて疵を求む けをふいてきずをもとむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fur, hair, feather
モウ　け　めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク　チャク
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
blow, breathe, puff
ふ.く　ふき　スイ (7th, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
crack, flaw, scratch
きず　シ (Kentei 1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク　ニャク　ソウ
this, current, next
シ　この　これ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
request, want, wish for
もと.める　キュウ　グ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)