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): ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ gan¹ gai³ gaau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnjīnjìjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ 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 kɑːu̯³³/

Idiom

斤斤計較

to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs

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