咬文嚼字(yǎo wén jiáo zì): to bite words and chew characters (idiom)
4 characters
to bite words and chew characters (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- yǎo wén jiáo zì
- Meaning
- to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- Same
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