蚁斗蜗争 yǐ dòu wō zhēng

petty quarrels over nothing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

Characters

Character Meaning
蚁 yǐ HSK 6
ant
斗 dòu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle
蜗 wō
snail; see 蜗牛wō niú; Taiwan pr. guā
争 zhēng HSK 4
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate