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咬字眼儿
yǎo​zì​yǎn​r

to nitpick

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 咬 yǎo
    to be pedantic
    To be nitpicking or pedantic about the use of words or phrasing
  2. 字眼儿 字眼兒 zì​yǎn​r
    fault-finding
    minor errors or flaws; often used in the context of nitpicking or picking apart someone's speech or writing