争长论短 — Chinese idiom
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
Traditional: 爭長論短
Meaning
- lit. to argue who is right and wrong
- fig. to squabble; to argue over minor issues
Character by character
- 争zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
- 长chánglong, lasting; to excel in
- 论lùndebate; discussion
- 短duǎnbrief, short; deficient, lacking
Idioms sharing a character
- 你争我夺 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
- 两虎相争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
- 分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng
- 力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu
- 只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
- 明争暗斗 míng zhēng àn dòu
- 争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
- 争分夺秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo
- 争名夺利 zhēng míng duó lì
- 争斤论两 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng
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