「捉字蝨 / 捉字虱」

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Character、 Pronunciation：	捉字蝨 zuk1 zi6 sat1 捉字虱 zuk1 zi6 sat1
Individual Character Meaning：	捉 to catch; to hold; to grasp; to capture; to play chess 字 character; character; word; five minutes; script; handwriting; penmanship; calligraphy; tails (of a coin) 蝨 louse; flea
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to nit pick over wording; to be pedantic about language; to pick on someone's minor slip of the tongue; literally: to catch fleas from a word (Cant.) 佢keoi5個go3人jan4好hou2鬼gwai2衰seoi1㗎gaa3，專zyun1捉zuk1人jan4字zi6蝨sat1，次ci3次ci3都dou1窒zat6住zyu6晒saai3。 (Eng.) He's a very annoying person. He always finds fault with others' choice of words and keeps interrupting. (Cant.) 呢ni1個go3人jan2淨zing6係hai6識sik1得dak1捉zuk1人jan4字zi6蝨sat1，根gan1本bun2俾bei2唔m4到dou2咩me1實sat6際zai3建gin3議ji5！ (Eng.) This guy only nitpicks about my choice of words, but never gives any practical advice!
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