咬字眼儿
yǎo​zì​yǎn​r

to nitpick

  • created sense approved 咬字眼儿/咬字眼兒 · yǎo​zì​yǎn​r · to nitpick — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    咬字眼儿 / 咬字眼兒

    yǎo​zì​yǎn​r

    to nitpick

    To nitpick or find fault with someone's choice of words or phrasing

    咬, 字眼儿

    咬 (literal) → 咬 · yǎo · to be pedantic 字眼儿 (literal) → 字眼儿/字眼兒 · zì​yǎn​r · fault-finding

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense