雞蟲得失
jī​chóng​dé​shī

to fight over trivialities

  • created sense approved 鸡虫得失/雞蟲得失 · jī​chóng​dé​shī · to fight over trivialities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡虫得失 / 雞蟲得失

    jī​chóng​dé​shī

    to fight over trivialities

    (idiom) to care too much about or struggle over petty gains and losses; a metaphor for unimportant matters that lack a definitive conclusion

    鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · insect 得失 (literal) → 得失 · dé​shī · gains and losses

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