杠精

gàngjīng
(slang) (neologism c. 2018) argumentative person

CEDICT

slang neologism

Entry Composition

=1 杠 gàng variant of 槓 gàng
=1 杠 gàng
  1. coffin-bearing pole (old)
  2. thick pole; bar; rod
  3. thick line
  4. to mark with a thick line
  5. to sharpen (a knife, razor etc)
  6. to get into a dispute with
  7. standard; criterion
  8. hyphen; dash
2 精 jīng
  1. essence
  2. extract
  3. vitality
  4. energy
  5. semen
  6. sperm
  7. mythical goblin spirit
  8. highly perfected
  9. elite
  10. the pick of sth
  11. proficient (refined ability)
  12. extremely (fine)
  13. selected rice (archaic)