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): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ gan¹ gaau³ loeng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnjīn jiàoliàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˋ 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

1. to dispute over minor matters