斤斤計較

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīnjīnjìjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjinjihjiaw
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan¹ gan¹ gai³ gaau³
    • Yale: gān gān gai gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ gan¹ gai³ gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ gen¹ gei³ gao³
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³ käːu̯³³/

Idiom

斤斤計較

1. to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs