蠻觸相爭
mán​chù​xiāng​zhēng

petty dispute

  • created sense approved 蛮触相争/蠻觸相爭 · mán​chù​xiāng​zhēng · petty dispute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蛮触相争 / 蠻觸相爭

    mán​chù​xiāng​zhēng

    petty dispute

    petty conflict over trivial matters; a struggle between tiny factions like that between the mythical kingdoms on the horns of a snail

    蛮 (literal) → 蛮/蠻 · mán · southern barbarians 触 (literal) → 触/觸 · chù · to gore 相争 (literal) → 相争/相爭 · xiāng​zhēng · to compete; conflict

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    created sense