咬字眼儿 — “To be overly critical of or nitpick about wording”
咬字眼儿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly critical of or nitpick about wording”. To quibble over trivial details in language.
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咬字眼儿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
咬字眼儿 Character Breakdown
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小明总喜欢在讨论时咬字眼儿，让大家觉得有些疲惫。
Xiao Ming always likes to nitpick about wording during discussions, which makes everyone feel a bit tired.
Idioms Related to 咬字眼儿
Synonyms of 咬字眼儿
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- yǎo咬rén人gǒu狗er儿bù不lù露chǐ齿Dangerous people hide their true strength
- yǎo咬jiāng姜gā呷cù醋live a hard, impoverished life
- yǎo咬dìng定yá牙guān关grit teeth and persevere
- yǎo咬dìng定yá牙gēn根Grit teeth and persevere
- yǎo咬dé得cài菜gēn根endure hardship and live frugally
- yǎo咬wén文niè啮zì字quibble over words
- yǎo咬wén文niè齧zì字to nitpick over words
- yǎo咬yá牙qiè切chǐ齿gnash or grit teeth
- yǎo咬yá牙hèn恨chǐ齿gnash teeth in hatred or anger
- yǎo咬jǐn紧yá牙guān关grit teeth and persevere
- yǎo咬jǐn紧yá牙gēn根grit one's teeth to endure hardship
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What does 咬字眼儿 mean?
咬字眼儿 (yǎo zì yǎn ér) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly critical of or nitpick about wording”.
How do you pronounce 咬字眼儿?
咬字眼儿 is pronounced yǎo zì yǎn ér in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 咬字眼儿?
在措辞用字方面过分挑剔。