捉字蝨

捉字蝨

See also: 捉字虱

Chinese

		to clutch; to grab; to capture	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	louse
trad. (捉字蝨/捉字虱)		捉	字	蝨/虱
simp. (捉字虱)		捉	字	虱
Literally: “to catch word lice”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ zi⁶ sat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ zi⁶ sat¹
    • Yale: jūk jih sāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ dzi⁶ sat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ ji⁶ sed¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡siː²² sɐt̚⁵/

Verb

捉字蝨

1. (Cantonese) to be picky with words; to pay too much attention to the shades of meanings of words; to find fault with the choice of words

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 摳字眼兒／抠字眼儿 (kōuzìyǎnr)