咬文嚼字
Chinese
bite; nip language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentleto chew letter; symbol; character; wordsimp. and trad.
(咬文嚼字)咬 文 嚼 字
Pronunciation
Idiom
咬文嚼字
- to bite on phrases and chew on characters; to pay excessive attention to wording and choice of characters; to nitpick like a grammar Nazi; to talk pedantically