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咬文嚼字
yǎo​wén​jiáo​zì

pedantic

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  • created sense approved 咬文嚼字 · yǎo​wén​jiáo​zì · pedantic 2026/03/04

    咬文嚼字

    yǎo​wén​jiáo​zì

    pedantic

    to pay excessive attention to wording; punctilious about minutiae of wording (idiom)

    他在这种小细节上总是咬文嚼字。

    expression

    created sense Mar 4, 2026, 02:25 AM

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