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): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ gan¹ gai³ gaau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kun-kun-kè-kàu / kin-kin-kè-kàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnjīnjìjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˋ 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/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun-kun-kè-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: kun-kun-kè-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kunkunkea'kaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹⁻⁵³ kau²¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kin-kin-kè-kàu
    • Tâi-lô: kin-kin-kè-kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kinkinkea'kaux
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ kin⁴⁴⁻³³ ke²¹⁻⁴¹ kau²¹/

Idiom

斤斤計較

1. to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs

Synonyms

• 錙銖必較／锱铢必较 (zīzhūbìjiào)