摳字眼兒

摳字眼兒

See also: 抠字眼儿

Chinese

		dig out (with finger); stingy	words or expressions used to express a specific meaning; choice of words; wording
trad. (摳字眼兒)		摳	字眼兒
simp. (抠字眼儿)		抠	字眼儿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōuzìyǎnr

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡ ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kōuzìyǎnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡ ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koutzyhyeal
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kouzìhyǎnr
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

摳字眼兒

1. to pay too much attention to the shades of meanings of words; to find fault with the choice of words