争斤论两 — Chinese idiom
争斤论两
zhēng jīn lùn liǎng
Traditional: 爭斤論兩
Meaning
- to haggle over every ounce
- to to fuss over minor points
- to be particular about sth
Character by character
- 争zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
- 斤jīna catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
- 论lùndebate; discussion
- 两liǎngtwo, both, pair, couple; ounce
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
- 争权夺利 zhēng quán duó lì
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