捉字蝨

See also: 捉字虱

Chinese

to clutch; to grab; to capture
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
 
 louse
trad. (捉字蝨/捉字虱) 捉 字 蝨/虱
simp. (捉字虱) 捉 字 虱
alternative forms 捉字失 Cantonese
Literally: “to catch word lice”.

Pronunciation

Verb

捉字蝨

  1. (Cantonese) to be picky with words; to pay too much attention to the shades of meanings of words; to find fault with the choice of words

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 摳字眼 (“to find fault with the choice of words; to be picky with words”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 摳字眼, 挑字眼, 咬字眼
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 摳字眼兒, 挑字眼兒, 咬字眼兒
Cantonese Guangzhou 捉字蝨
Hong Kong 捉字蝨
Hakka Meixian 捉字蝨, 摳字眼
Southern Min Xiamen 鑽字縫, 鑽字眼, 吮字骨
Shantou 研字仁, 摳字眼
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