摳字眼
See also: 抠字眼
Chinese
[edit]| dig out (with finger); stingy | words or expressions used to express a specific meaning; choice of words; wording | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (摳字眼) | 摳 | 字眼 | |
| simp. (抠字眼) | 抠 | 字眼 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): kau1 zi6 ngaan5
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): kêu1 si4 ngian3
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): kou1 ri7 ngang2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄡ ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kou zìhyǎn
- Wade–Giles: kʻou1 tzŭ4-yen3
- Yale: kōu dz̀-yǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kou tzyhyean
- Palladius: коу цзыянь (kou czyjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (摳字眼兒 / 抠字眼儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄡ ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kouzìhyǎnr
- Wade–Giles: kʻou1-tzŭ4-yen3-ʼrh
- Yale: kōu-dz̀-yǎnr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koutzyhyeal
- Palladius: коуцзыяньр (kouczyjanʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kau1 zi6 ngaan5
- Yale: kāu jih ngáahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: kau1 dzi6 ngaan5
- Guangdong Romanization: keo1 ji6 ngan5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² ŋaːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kou1 ri7 ngang2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khou jī ngáng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰou³³⁻²³ d͡zi¹¹ ŋaŋ⁵²/
- (Teochew)
Verb
[edit]摳⫽字眼 (verb-object)
- to pay too much attention to the shades of meanings of words; to find fault with the choice of words
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 摳字眼 (“to find fault with the choice of words; to be picky with words”) [map]