舞文弄墨

Chinese

to dance; to wield; to brandish
 
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley
China ink; ink stick; abbrev. for Mexico
simp. and trad.
(舞文弄墨)
Literally: “dance around with words and play with the law”.

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Idiom

舞文弄墨

  1. pedantic
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