錙銖必較
zī​zhū​bì​jiào

to haggle over every penny

  • created reference approved 锱铢必较/錙銖必較 → 斤斤计较/斤斤計較 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    锱铢必较 / 錙銖必較 zī​zhū​bì​jiào

    斤斤计较 / 斤斤計較 jīn​jīn​jì​jiào

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 锱铢必较/錙銖必較 · zī​zhū​bì​jiào · to haggle over every penny — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    锱铢必较 / 錙銖必較

    zī​zhū​bì​jiào

    to haggle over every penny

    To haggle over every detail or tiny amount of money; used to describe being very fussy or stingy.

    锱铢 (literal) → 锱铢/錙銖 · zī​zhū · tiny amount 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · must 较 (literal) → 较/較 · jiào · to compare

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense