抠字眼

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 抠字眼 – see 摳字眼 (“to pay too much attention to the shades of meanings of words; to find fault with the choice of words”). (This term is the simplified form of 摳字眼).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.