挑字眼儿 — “To nitpick about wording”
挑字眼儿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nitpick about wording”. To quibble over trivial points in language. Literally, “Pick words; pick out words”.
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挑字眼儿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挑字眼儿 Character Breakdown
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在团队会议中，我们应该专注于解决问题，而不是在报告的措辞上挑字眼儿。
In team meetings, we should focus on problem-solving instead of quibbling over the wording in the report.
Idioms Related to 挑字眼儿
More idioms starting with 挑
- tiāo挑sān三xián嫌sì四to be overly picky and find fault
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四overly particular or fussy
- tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
- tiǎo挑sān三wō窝sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
- tiāo挑yāo么tiāo挑liù六to be picky and find fault
- tiǎo挑chún唇liào料zuǐ嘴bicker noisily over trivial matters
- tiǎo挑dà大liáng梁bear the main responsibility
- tiāo挑yāo幺tiāo挑liù六to be excessively picky
- tiǎo挑dé得lán篮lǐ里biàn便shì是cài菜take whatever is available
- tiǎo挑bō拨shān煽huò惑sow discord and instigate trouble
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Open the tool →Questions about 挑字眼儿
What does 挑字眼儿 mean?
挑字眼儿 (tiāo zì yǎn er) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nitpick about wording”.
How do you pronounce 挑字眼儿?
挑字眼儿 is pronounced tiāo zì yǎn er in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挑字眼儿 literally mean?
Literally, 挑字眼儿 means “Pick words; pick out words”. It is used to mean “to nitpick about wording”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挑字眼儿?
从措辞用字上找小毛病