to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
trad. 摳字眼
Also written 摳字眼【kōu zì yǎn】
Characters in this word
3抠
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to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed), to carve; to cut, to study meticulously, stingy; miserly, to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)
- Pinyin
- kōu
- Traditional
- 摳
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 32404 of 2500
字
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letter, symbol, character, word, CL:個|个[ge4], courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1431 of 2500
眼
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eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]), (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance, small hole, (bound form) salient point, classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
- Pinyin
- yǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 4324 of 2500