created reference approved 咬文嚼字 → 句斟字酌 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
咬文嚼字 yǎowénjiáozì
句斟字酌 jùzhēnzìzhuó
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 咬文嚼字 · yǎowénjiáozì · to be punctilious about wording — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
咬文嚼字
yǎowénjiáozì
to be punctilious about wording
to weigh every word; to polish one's writing or speech to an excessive or pedantic degree
咬 (literal) → 咬 · yǎo · to be pedantic 文 (literal) → 文 · wén · writing 嚼 (literal) → 嚼 · jué · to ponder 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 咬文嚼字 · yǎowénjiáozì · to be pedantic — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
咬文嚼字
yǎowénjiáozì
to be pedantic
to be overly literal or dogmatic in interpreting a text, often missing the broader spirit; to be inflexible
咬 (literal) → 咬 · yǎo · to be pedantic 文 (literal) → 文 · wén · writing 嚼 (literal) → 嚼 · jué · to ponder 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 咬文嚼字 · yǎowénjiáozì · to show off one's learning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
咬文嚼字
yǎowénjiáozì
to show off one's learning
to use obscure words or an affected manner of speaking to flaunt one's erudition
咬 (literal) → 咬 · yǎo · to be pedantic 文 (literal) → 文 · wén · writing 嚼 (literal) → 嚼 · jué · to ponder 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition