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寻    行    数    墨    寻行：一行行地读；数墨：一字字地读。指只会诵读文句，而不能理解义理。也指专在文字上下功夫。 贬义>

寻行：一行行地读；数墨：一字字地读。指只会诵读文句，而不能理解义理。也指专在文字上下功夫。

Only rigidly adhere to words and expressions, without regard to the general meaning of the whole writing

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