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): ㄗ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zyu¹ bit¹ gaau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zīzhūbìjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄗ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄧˋ 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

1. 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