咬文嚼字

Chinese

		bite; nip	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	to chew	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
simp. and trad. (咬文嚼字)		咬	文	嚼	字

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎowénjiáozì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaau⁵ man⁴ zoek³ zi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎowénjiáozì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeauwenjyautzyh
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaau⁵ man⁴ zoek³ zi⁶
  - Yale: ngáauh màhn jeuk jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau⁵ man⁴ dzoek⁸ dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngao⁵ men⁴ zêg³ ji⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡ɕœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/

Idiom

咬文嚼字

to bite on phrases and chew on characters; to pay excessive attention to wording and choice of characters; to nitpick like a grammar Nazi; to talk pedantically

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