鼠牙雀角 — “Petty disputes leading to litigation”
鼠牙雀角 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty disputes leading to litigation”. Minor quarrels escalating into lawsuits. Literally, “Rat's teeth and sparrow's horns”.
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鼠牙雀角 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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邻里之间，原本鸡毛蒜皮的小事，却因为一点误会，闹成了鼠牙雀角，最后不得不对簿公堂。
What were originally trivial matters between neighbors, due to a slight misunderstanding, escalated into petty disputes and lawsuits, eventually forcing them to go to court.
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- shǔ鼠tōu偷gǒu狗dào盗petty thievery
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- shǔ鼠píng凭shè社guì贵bully by relying on powerful connections
- shǔ鼠niè啮chóng虫chuān穿damaged by rodents and insects
- shǔ鼠niè啮dù蠹shí蚀damaged by rodents and insects
- shǔ鼠shǐ屎wū汙gēng羹spoil a good thing with a flaw
- shǔ鼠shǐ屎wū污gēng羹spoil something good with a minor flaw
- shǔ鼠xīn心láng狼fèi肺treacherous and cruel heart
- shǔ鼠jì技hǔ虎míng名Insignificant person abusing power
- shǔ鼠cuān撺láng狼bēn奔scurry like rats, flee like wolves
- shǔ鼠dào盗gǒu狗qiè窃engage in petty theft
- shǔ鼠mù目cùn寸guāng光Short-sighted and narrow-minded
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Open the tool →Questions about 鼠牙雀角
What does 鼠牙雀角 mean?
鼠牙雀角 (shǔ yá què jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty disputes leading to litigation”.
How do you pronounce 鼠牙雀角?
鼠牙雀角 is pronounced shǔ yá què jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼠牙雀角 literally mean?
Literally, 鼠牙雀角 means “Rat's teeth and sparrow's horns”. It is used to mean “Petty disputes leading to litigation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼠牙雀角?
鼠、雀：比喻强暴者。原意是因为强暴者的欺凌而引起争讼。后比喻打官司的事。