咬文嚼字

咬文嚼字
yǎowénjiáo

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

1 meaning
MEANING

MEANING

  1. verb

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

    • He likes to be pedantic about language.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A mouth biting is when two jaws of teeth meet and clench tightly together.

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