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咬文嚼字
ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 |
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to pay excessive attention to wording. (lit. to bite into the literature and chew over the characters) Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:咬 ngaau5 - bite; incriminate; articulate文 man4 man4*1 man6 - written language; literary; civilian 嚼 zoek3 ziu6 zeu6 - chew, munch 字 zi6 - word; glyph |
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