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咬文嚼字
yǎowénjiáozì
1. to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

Character Breakdown

咬
yǎo
to bite, to gnaw
HSK 5 9 丶
文
wén
culture, literature, writing
HSK 3 4 丶
嚼
jué
to prattle, to be glib
HSK 6 20 丶
字
zì
character, letter, symbol, word
HSK 1 6 丶

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