抠字眼
kōu​zì​yǎn

to nitpick phrasing

  • created sense approved 抠字眼/摳字眼 · kōu​zì​yǎn · to nitpick phrasing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抠字眼 / 摳字眼

    kōu​zì​yǎn

    to nitpick phrasing

    To be fastidious or over-critical about phrasing, diction, or specific choice of words.

    抠, 字眼

    抠 (literal) → 抠/摳 · kōu · to delve into 字眼 (literal) → 字眼 · zì​yǎn · wording

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

    created sense