咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì

yǎo wén jiáo zì set phrase to bite words and chew characters; punctilious about minutiae of wording
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '咬文嚼字')

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Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 4 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 1