yǎo wén jiáo zì
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
wèi tóng jué là
insipid (like chewing wax)
wèi tóng jiáo là
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
tasteless
insipid
jiáo shé
to gossip
to argue unnecessarily
tān duō jiáo bù làn
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
yǎo jiáo
to chew
to masticate
to ruminate
to mull over
jiáo shé tóu
to gossip
to argue unnecessarily
jiáo shé gēn
to gossip
to argue unnecessarily