鸡鹜相争 — “Chickens and ducks fighting each other”
鸡鹜相争 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes petty or mediocre individuals contending fiercely for trivial personal gains, often implying a lack of higher purpose or significant achievements”. Literally, “Chickens and ducks fighting each other”.
鸡鹜相争 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 鸡
- jī鸡bù不jí及fèng凤The son is inferior to the father
- jī鸡zhēng争é鹅dòu斗to bicker constantly
- jī鸡fú伏gǔ鹄luǎn卵assign a major task to a person of limited ability
- jī鸡kǒu口niú牛hòu后Better to be a small leader than a big follower
- jī鸡shēng声é鹅dòu斗noisy quarrels and arguments
- jī鸡tóu头yú鱼cì刺trivial annoyance or inconvenience
- jī鸡shī尸niú牛cóng从Better to be a small leader than a large follower
- jī鸡qī栖fèng凤cháo巢unworthy person in high position
- jī鸡máo毛suàn蒜pí皮trivial matters
- jī鸡làn烂zuǐ嘴ba巴yìng硬argue stubbornly despite being wrong
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不níng宁cause great disturbance and chaos
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不ān安cause great disturbance and unrest
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What does 鸡鹜相争 mean?
鸡鹜相争 (jī wù xiāng zhēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes petty or mediocre individuals contending fiercely for trivial personal gains, often implying a lack of higher purpose or significant achievements”.
How do you pronounce 鸡鹜相争?
鸡鹜相争 is pronounced jī wù xiāng zhēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鸡鹜相争 literally mean?
Literally, 鸡鹜相争 means “Chickens and ducks fighting each other”. It is used to mean “describes petty or mediocre individuals contending fiercely for trivial personal gains, often implying a lack of higher purpose or significant achievements”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸡鹜相争?
鸡鹜：比喻平庸的人。旧指小人互争名利。