挑字眼儿

wǒ shì suí biàn shuō de nǐ bié tiāo zì yǎn r

我是随便说的，你别挑字眼儿。

I said it just off the cuff, so don't get hung up on my choice of words.

tā jué de tā zài tiāo zì yǎn r wù huì le zì jǐ de yì si

他觉得她在挑字眼儿，误会了自己的意思。

He thought that she was trying to pick faults and misinterpreting his meaning.

tā shuō huà zǒng ài tiāo zì yǎn r

他说话总爱挑字眼儿。

He always finds fault with the choice of words whenever he speaks.