錙銖必較

Chinese

		ancient weight; one-fourth of a tael	twenty-fourth part of a tael	certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily	clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively
trad. (錙銖必較)		錙	銖	必	較
simp. (锱铢必较)		锱	铢	必	较

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zīzhūbìjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄓㄨㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zyu¹ bit¹ gaau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zīzhūbìjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄓㄨㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zihjhubìjiào
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-chu¹-pi⁴-chiao⁴
  - Yale: dz̄-jū-bì-jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyjubihjiaw
  - Palladius: цзычжубицзяо (czyčžubiczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ zyu¹ bit¹ gaau³
  - Yale: jī jyū bīt gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzy¹ bit⁷ gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ju¹ bid¹ gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ piːt̚⁵ kaːu̯³³/

Idiom

錙銖必較

to split hairs; to fuss over minor amounts or things

Synonyms

斤斤計較／斤斤计较 (jīnjīnjìjiào)
(Hokkien) 萬點／万点

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