捉字虱 (zuk1 zi6 sat1) — to be picky with words; put too much stress on wording or find fault with the choice of words [Syn][國]摳字眼兒 in Cantonese

zukˉ¹ziˍ₆satˉ¹
Mandarin Pinyin: zhuo1 zi4 shi1

Meaning of 捉字虱

nounto be picky with words; put too much stress on wording or find fault with the choice of words [Syn][國]摳字眼兒
nounspelling or grammar policing (spoken)

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