rather than; more like
Used to correct or rephrase a previous statement, indicating that the following description is more accurate. Often appears as というより(は) or というよりむしろ.
彼は厳しいというより、ただ細かいだけだ。
He's not so much strict as just particular.
この料理は辛いというより、しょっぱい。
This dish is more salty than spicy.
どちらかと言うと means 'if anything' or 'rather', similar in function but less direct in correction than というより.
Combination of quotative と, verb 言う (to say), and particle より (than). Literally 'rather than saying'.