郑人争年 zhèng rén zhēng nián

DEFINITIONS

  1. Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
  2. a futile quarrel

CHARACTERS

郑 zhèng state in today's Henan; surname
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
争 zhēng dispute, fight, contend, strive
年 nián year; new-years; person's age