斤斤較量

简 斤斤较量 · 繁 斤斤較量
Mandarin · pinyin jīn jīn jiào liàng

Meanings

  1. see 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào
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斤
jīn · a catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69
較
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量
liàng · measure, quantity, capacity
较
jiào · compare; comparatively, more
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1–1–4–4 · jin1 jin1 jiao4 liang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gan1 gan1 gaau3 loeng6

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gan1 gan1 gaau3 loeng6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to dispute over minor matters

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