diff --git a/include/cubescript/cubescript.hh b/include/cubescript/cubescript.hh
index e7041de..97b170b 100644
--- a/include/cubescript/cubescript.hh
+++ b/include/cubescript/cubescript.hh
@@ -761,6 +761,10 @@ namespace util {
         return ret;
     }
 
+    OSTD_EXPORT ostd::ConstCharRange parse_word(
+        CsState &cs, ostd::ConstCharRange str
+    );
+
     struct ListParser {
         ostd::ConstCharRange input;
         ostd::ConstCharRange quote = ostd::ConstCharRange();
diff --git a/src/cs_gen.cc b/src/cs_gen.cc
index f94055c..698d27b 100644
--- a/src/cs_gen.cc
+++ b/src/cs_gen.cc
@@ -174,50 +174,9 @@ void GenState::skip_comments() {
     }
 }
 
-static ostd::ConstCharRange parseword(ostd::ConstCharRange p) {
-    for (;;) {
-        p = ostd::find_one_of(p, ostd::ConstCharRange("\"/;\\()[] \t\r\n"));
-        if (p.empty()) {
-            return p;
-        }
-        switch (*p) {
-            case '"':
-            case ';':
-            case '\\':
-            case ' ':
-            case '\t':
-            case '\r':
-            case '\n':
-                return p;
-            case '/':
-                if ((p.size() > 1) && (p[1] == '/')) {
-                    return p;
-                }
-                break;
-            case '[':
-                p = parseword(p + 1);
-                if (p.empty() || (*p != ']')) {
-                    return p;
-                }
-                break;
-            case '(':
-                p = parseword(p + 1);
-                if (p.empty() || (*p != ')')) {
-                    return p;
-                }
-                break;
-            case ']':
-            case ')':
-                return p;
-        }
-        ++p;
-    }
-    return p;
-}
-
 ostd::ConstCharRange GenState::get_word() {
     auto beg = source;
-    source = parseword(source);
+    source = util::parse_word(cs, source);
     return ostd::slice_until(beg, source);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cs_util.cc b/src/cs_util.cc
index 413d273..fdc9132 100644
--- a/src/cs_util.cc
+++ b/src/cs_util.cc
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ end:
         return str + 1;
     }
 
-    static ostd::ConstCharRange cs_parse_word(ostd::ConstCharRange str) {
+    OSTD_EXPORT ostd::ConstCharRange parse_word(
+        CsState &cs, ostd::ConstCharRange str
+    ) {
         for (;;) {
             str = ostd::find_one_of(str, ostd::ConstCharRange("\"/;()[] \t\r\n"));
             if (str.empty()) {
@@ -245,15 +247,15 @@ end:
                     }
                     break;
                 case '[':
-                    str = cs_parse_word(str + 1);
+                    str = parse_word(cs, str + 1);
                     if (str.empty() || (*str != ']')) {
-                        return str;
+                        throw CsErrorException(cs, "missing \"]\"");
                     }
                     break;
                 case '(':
-                    str = cs_parse_word(str + 1);
+                    str = parse_word(cs, str + 1);
                     if (str.empty() || (*str != ')')) {
-                        return str;
+                        throw CsErrorException(cs, "missing \")\"");
                     }
                     break;
                 case ']':
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ endblock:
             case ']':
                 return false;
             default: {
-                ostd::ConstCharRange e = cs_parse_word(input);
+                ostd::ConstCharRange e = parse_word(p_state, input);
                 quote = item = ostd::slice_until(input, e);
                 input = e;
                 break;