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咬文嚼字

/ yǎo wén jiáo zì /
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

Definition

pay excessive attention to wording; be nitpicking on words; be fastidious about wording

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咬文嚼字

mince words in speech