Chinese Character Wiki

咬文嚼字

yǎo​wén​jiáo​zì

to bite words and chew characters ; punctilious about minutiae of wording

Definitions

咬文嚼字  

yǎo​wén​jiáo​zì

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

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43264th most common word in books

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