咬文嚼字
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Chinese[edit]
bite; nip | language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
to chew | letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word | ||
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simp. and trad. (咬文嚼字) |
咬 | 文 | 嚼 | 字 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
咬文嚼字
- to bite on phrases and chew on characters; to pay excessive attention to wording and choice of characters; to nitpick like a grammar Nazi; to talk pedantically