Read Edit View history 咬文嚼字 yǎowénjiáozì pedantic Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents created sense approved 咬文嚼字 · yǎowénjiáozì · pedantic 2026/03/04 咬文嚼字 yǎowénjiáozì 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