斤斤較量

Chinese

		overcautious; to perceive	to have a trial of strength or skill; to have a contest; to compete with
trad. (斤斤較量)		斤斤	較量
simp. (斤斤较量)		斤斤	较量

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnjīn jiàoliàng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ gan¹ gaau³ loeng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnjīn jiàoliàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinjin jiàoliàng
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-chin¹ chiao⁴-liang⁴
  - Yale: jīn-jīn jyàu-lyàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjin jiawlianq
  - Palladius: цзиньцзинь цзяолян (czinʹczinʹ czjaoljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gan¹ gan¹ gaau³ loeng⁶
  - Yale: gān gān gaau leuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ gan¹ gaau³ loeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ gen¹ gao³ lêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³ lœːŋ²²/

Idiom

斤斤較量

to dispute over minor matters

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