字斟句酌

zìzhēnjùzhuó
weighing every word

CEDICT

逐字逐句皆仔细斟酌、推敲。形容作文章或说话时态度谨慎。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 字 zì
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

classifier: 個
2 斟 zhēn
  1. to pour
  2. to deliberate
3 句 jù
  1. sentence
  2. clause
  3. phrase
  4. classifier for phrases or lines of verse
4 酌 zhuó
  1. to pour wine
  2. to drink wine
  3. to deliberate
  4. to consider