咬文啮字 | quibble over words

yǎo咬wén文niè啮zì字

To quibble over words; to be pedantic about wording; to dwell on minutiae of language, ignoring the broader meaning.

写文章时，我们应该注重表达思想，而不是一味地咬文啮字

When writing an article, we should focus on expressing ideas, rather than merely quibbling over words.

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