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摳字眼兒

简抠字眼儿 · 繁摳字眼兒

Mandarin · pinyin kōu zì yǎn r

erhua variant of 摳字眼 kōu zì yǎn

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摳: Look up this written character
字: zì · letter, character, word
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
抠: kōu · raise, lift up; tight-fisted
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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1–4–3–5 · kou1 zi4 yan3 r5

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verb

(Mandarin) erhua form of 摳字眼／抠字眼 (kōu zìyǎn, “to pay too much attention to the shades of meanings of words; to find fault with the choice of words”)

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