chấp nhứt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Pedantic; overly scrupulous about minor details or principles: The term describes a person who rigidly adheres to a specific rule, principle, or viewpoint, often in a stubborn or inflexible manner, paying excessive attention to trivial formalities.
- Nitpicking; prone to arguing over insignificant points: It characterizes a tendency to be argumentative or difficult by insisting on minor, often unimportant, details.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta rất chấp nhứt về giờ giấc. (He is very pedantic about schedules.)
- Đừng chấp nhứt từng câu chữ như vậy. (Don't be so nitpicky about every single word.)
- Tính chấp nhứt của ông ấy khiến mọi người khó làm việc chung. (His pedantic nature makes it difficult for everyone to work with him.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a negative connotation, implying stubbornness and an unreasonable focus on minor issues that hinders practicality or harmony.
Variants and Related Words
- Chấp nhất (adj): This is a common alternate spelling of "chấp nhứt" with the same meaning.
- Câu nệ (adj): To be rigidly attached to formalities or conventions; to be formalistic.
- Ông ấy hay câu nệ lễ nghi. (He is often rigid about rituals.)
Synonyms
- Pedantic: Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.
- Nitpicking: Looking for small, unimportant errors or faults.
- Fastidious: Very attentive to accuracy and detail, sometimes excessively so.
- Dogmatic: Inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true.
Related Idioms
- Chấp nhứt bất nhị: To stubbornly adhere to one thing and reject all others; to be inflexibly attached to a single way.
- Làm việc phải linh hoạt, đừng chấp nhứt bất nhị. (You must be flexible in your work, don't be so stubbornly attached to one way.)