Meaning of 咬文嚼字
咬文嚼字 means to be pedantic about wording; to nitpick over words and phrases; to pay excessive attention to literal wording. Pronounced yǎo wén jiáo zì.
- to be pedantic about wording; to nitpick over words and phrases; to pay excessive attention to literal wording
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
zǒng总
shì是
yǎo咬
wén文
jiáo嚼
zì字
，
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
shēng生
yìng硬
。
He is always overly pedantic when writing, making his work read very stiffly.
Tǎo讨
lùn论
wèn问
tí题
shí时
bù不
yào要
yǎo咬
wén文
jiáo嚼
zì字
，
yào要
zhuā抓
zhù住
hé核
xīn心
。
Don't nitpick over wording when discussing problems; focus on the core issues.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
xǐ喜
huan欢
yǎo咬
wén文
jiáo嚼
zì字
de的
lǎo老
xué学
jiū究
。
He is a pedantic old scholar who loves to split hairs over words.
Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
yǎo咬
wén文
jiáo嚼
zì字
yǒu有
yì意
si思
ma吗
？
Is there any point in being so pedantic like this?