推敲

• ピンイン: tuī qiāo
• 漢字の分解: 推 = 扌 (hand) + 隹 (bird, phonetic); 敲 = 高 (high) + 攴 (strike)

意味

推敲する（言葉を練る／精査する）

Originates from a famous Tang-dynasty anecdote about poet Jia Dao agonising over whether to write 推 (push) or 敲 (knock) in a line of verse. Now used broadly for careful refinement of wording, plans, or arguments. Implies intellectual rigour and a desire for perfection in expression.

例文

1. 这份合同的每一个条款都经过了反复推敲。
2. 好的文章需要作者对用词反复推敲，不断打磨。
3. 政策出台前，专家组对每一项细节都做了充分推敲。

使い方ガイド

場面: writing, academic, professional, literary

トーン: meticulous

正しい言い方

• 这篇演讲稿还需要好好推敲一番。(This speech still needs careful deliberation and refinement.)
• 他对自己文章中的每一个措辞都精心推敲。(He carefully deliberates over every word choice in his writing.)

避ける言い方

• 用'推敲'形容快速做出的随意决定 (推敲 implies slow, painstaking deliberation — don't use it for hasty choices)

起源と歴史

From a Tang-dynasty story: poet Jia Dao couldn't decide between 推 (push) and 敲 (knock) for his poem. Han Yu suggested 敲. The story gave rise to this idiom for careful deliberation over wording.

文化的背景

時代: Tang dynasty origin

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated