"咬文嚼字" meaning in All languages combined

See 咬文嚼字 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ŋaːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ka³⁵⁻¹¹ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siak̚²⁻⁴ d͡zi¹¹/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/, /ŋaːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/, /ka³⁵⁻¹¹ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siak̚²⁻⁴ d͡zi¹¹/ Chinese transliterations: yǎowénjiáozì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ngaau⁵ man⁴ zoek³ zi⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ga⁶ bhung⁵ ziag⁴ ri⁷, yǎowénjiáozì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǎowúnjiáozìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yao³-wên²-chiao²-tzŭ⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǎu-wén-jyáu-dz̀ [Mandarin, Yale], yeauwenjyautzyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], яовэньцзяоцзы [Mandarin, Palladius], jaovɛnʹczjaoczy [Mandarin, Palladius], ngáauh màhn jeuk jih [Cantonese, Yale], ngaau⁵ man⁴ dzoek⁸ dzi⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ngao⁵ men⁴ zêg³ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ga⁶ bhung⁵ ziag⁴ ri⁷ [Peng'im, Teochew], kă bûng tsiak jī [POJ, Teochew]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 咬文嚼字
  1. 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 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-咬文嚼字-zh-phrase-nSAw4MjE Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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        "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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          "chew",
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        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "wording",
          "wording"
        ],
        [
          "nitpick",
          "nitpick"
        ],
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          "grammar Nazi",
          "grammar Nazi"
        ],
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          "pedantically",
          "pedantically"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎowénjiáozì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaau⁵ man⁴ zoek³ zi⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "ga⁶ bhung⁵ ziag⁴ ri⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎowénjiáozì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎowúnjiáozìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yao³-wên²-chiao²-tzŭ⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎu-wén-jyáu-dz̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeauwenjyautzyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яовэньцзяоцзы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaovɛnʹczjaoczy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngáauh màhn jeuk jih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaau⁵ man⁴ dzoek⁸ dzi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngao⁵ men⁴ zêg³ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ga⁶ bhung⁵ ziag⁴ ri⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kă bûng tsiak jī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siak̚²⁻⁴ d͡zi¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siak̚²⁻⁴ d͡zi¹¹/"
    }
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  "word": "咬文嚼字"
}
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 咬",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 嚼",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 字",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 文",
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        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Teochew lemmas"
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      "glosses": [
        "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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          "phrase",
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          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "wording",
          "wording"
        ],
        [
          "nitpick",
          "nitpick"
        ],
        [
          "grammar Nazi",
          "grammar Nazi"
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          "pedantically"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yǎowénjiáozì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaau⁵ man⁴ zoek³ zi⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "ga⁶ bhung⁵ ziag⁴ ri⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎowénjiáozì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎowúnjiáozìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yao³-wên²-chiao²-tzŭ⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎu-wén-jyáu-dz̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeauwenjyautzyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яовэньцзяоцзы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaovɛnʹczjaoczy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngáauh màhn jeuk jih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaau⁵ man⁴ dzoek⁸ dzi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngao⁵ men⁴ zêg³ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ga⁶ bhung⁵ ziag⁴ ri⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kă bûng tsiak jī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siak̚²⁻⁴ d͡zi¹¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siak̚²⁻⁴ d͡zi¹¹/"
    }
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