斤斤計較

Chinese

		overcautious; to perceive	to bother about; to fuss over; to argue to bother about; to fuss over; to argue; to bicker
trad. (斤斤計較)		斤斤	計較
simp. (斤斤计较)		斤斤	计较

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnjīnjìjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ gan¹ gai³ gaau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnjīnjìjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinjinjìjiào
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-chin¹-chi⁴-chiao⁴
  - Yale: jīn-jīn-jì-jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjinjihjiaw
  - Palladius: цзиньцзиньцзицзяо (czinʹczinʹcziczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gan¹ gan¹ gai³ gaau³
  - Yale: gān gān gai gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ gan¹ gai³ gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ gen¹ gei³ gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³ kaːu̯³³/

Idiom

斤斤計較

to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs

Synonyms

錙銖必較／锱铢必较 (zīzhūbìjiào)

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