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蚁斗蜗争 — “Trivial disputes”

蚁斗蜗争 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trivial disputes”. Petty squabbles; insignificant contentions (likened to ants fighting and snails contending over minor matters). Literally, “Ants fighting, snails contending”.

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蚁斗蜗争 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蚁斗蜗争 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蚁
yǐ9ant
斗
dòu4fight, struggle, contend
蜗
wō13snail
争
zhēng6strive for or compete

Example Sentence with 蚁斗蜗争

他们常常为了鸡毛蒜皮的小事而蚁斗蜗争,完全没有必要。
They often engage in trivial disputes like ants fighting and snails contending, which is completely unnecessary.

Idioms Related to 蚁斗蜗争

More idioms starting with 蚁

  • yǐ蚁fēng封xué穴yǔ雨Ants sealing nests means heavy rain
  • yǐ蚁yōng拥fēng蜂cuán攒swarming like ants and clustering like bees
  • yǐ蚁kuì溃shǔ鼠hài骇flee in terror and scatter in disarray
  • yǐ蚁xué穴huài坏dī堤Small oversight leads to great disaster
  • yǐ蚁xué穴kuì溃dī堤Small flaws can cause great ruin
  • yǐ蚁xué穴zì自fēng封confine oneself to a small domain
  • yǐ蚁jù聚fēng蜂tún屯swarm like ants and bees
  • yǐ蚁jù聚fēng蜂cuán攒swarm like ants and bees
  • yǐ蚁shān膻shǔ鼠fǔ腐To have low and unrefined tastes
  • yǐ蚁cuì萃zhōng螽jí集Gather in vast numbers
  • yǐ蚁fù附fēng蜂tún屯to swarm like ants and bees
  • yǐ蚁fù附yíng蝇qū趋fawn over someone for personal gain

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Questions about 蚁斗蜗争

What does 蚁斗蜗争 mean?

蚁斗蜗争 (yǐ dòu wō zhēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trivial disputes”.

How do you pronounce 蚁斗蜗争?

蚁斗蜗争 is pronounced yǐ dòu wō zhēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蚁斗蜗争 literally mean?

Literally, 蚁斗蜗争 means “Ants fighting, snails contending”. It is used to mean “Trivial disputes”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蚁斗蜗争?

比喻微末的争斗。

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