Lingaku- to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
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- to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
This idiom refers to someone who is overly concerned with the details and minutiae of text and language, often to the point of being pedantic or nitpicky.
He is always nitpicking the wording, which makes people feel annoyed.
When writing, don't be overly concerned with the details; focus on the overall expression.
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yǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字to be overly meticulous about wordingyǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字de的qū bié区别distinction of being pedantic about wordingyǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字de的tài du态度an attitude of being punctilious in languageyǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字de的xí guàn习惯the habit of obsessing over wordszài在yǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字in the practice of nitpicking languageyǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字de的xíng wéi行为the behavior of being overly precise in languageyǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字shí kè时刻a moment of pedantry in wordingyǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字de的rén人a person who is excessively fastidious about wordsyǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字de的wén zhāng文章an article that demonstrates an obsession with languagebì miǎn避免yǎo wén jiáo zì咬文嚼字to avoid being overly meticulous about wording