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郑人争年
zhèng​rén​zhēng​nián

futile quarrel

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郑人争年 鄭人爭年 zhèng​rén​zhēng​nián
futile quarrel
An idiom derived from a story in the book 韩非子 hán​fēi​zǐ about two men from the state of Zheng arguing over who was older; refers to a meaningless dispute or a quarrel without any basis in fact.