斤斤较量 jīn jīn jiào liàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)

CHARACTERS

斤 jīn
HSK 3
a catty (approximately 500 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical number 69
斤 jīn
HSK 3
a catty (approximately 500 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical number 69
较 jiào
HSK 3
compare; comparatively, more
量 liàng
HSK 4
measure, quantity, capacity