嚼字眼兒

Simplified: 嚼字眼儿

jiáozìyǎnr ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ

    • to nitpick over words while missing the point

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
chew over wording
Meaning
To nitpick over words while missing the real point. Mildly critical.

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