北方人都知道,挑眼儿就是挑礼儿,挑人家的礼仪、礼节、礼数,挑其中的疏漏和错误。但为什么把挑礼儿说成挑眼儿,回答恐怕有些困难。这是从一个形象的比喻来的:横挑鼻子竖挑眼。这种挑礼儿不是一般的挑剔,而是有点故意找茬的意思。你想,鼻子是竖的,眼睛是横的,应该说“竖挑鼻子横 The northerners know that pick the eye is picking children, pick people’s etiquette, courtesy, etiquette, pick one of the omissions and mistakes. However, why pick picker as pick eye, I am afraid there is some difficulty in answering. This is from a figurative metaphor: horizontal pick nose vertical eye-catching. This pick ceremony child is not generally picky, but a bit deliberately finding meaning. You think, the nose is vertical, the eyes are horizontal, it should be said, "vertical nose pick horizontal