kōu zì yǎn

Traditional: 摳字眼

抠字眼 (kōu zì yǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words

Characters in 抠字眼

抠kōu · to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)字zì · letter眼yǎn · eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])

Related words

名字name (of a person or thing)眼睛eye眼eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])字letter数字numeral眼神expression or emotion showing in one's eyes眼前before one's eyes眼镜spectacles亲眼with one's own eyes字母letter (of the alphabet)签字to sign (one's name)眼泪tear; teardrop

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