kōu​zì​yǎn

to nitpick phrasing

抠字眼 摳字眼 kōu//zì​yǎn
to nitpick phrasing verb + noun
To be fastidious or over-critical about phrasing, diction, or specific choice of words.

Let us not split hairs over words, let us look at the facts.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.032 per million

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Has variant

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