斟字酌句

斟字酌句

zhēn zì zhuó jù

weigh one's words; be guarded in speech; carefully-worded; deliberate over the choice of words and the construction of sentences; (He had paced the room slowly) enunciating each word, as if weighing and savoring it.; go over one's wording carefully; refine on the words; refine upon (on) the wording; weigh each sentence and each word; write in ornate style