雀角鼠牙 — “Petty disputes or squabbles”
雀角鼠牙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty disputes or squabbles”. Especially legal ones, often arising from seemingly insignificant matters. Literally, “sparrow's beak, rat's teeth”.
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雀角鼠牙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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邻里之间常常因为一些小事而发生雀角鼠牙的争执，影响了彼此的和睦。
Neighbors often get into petty squabbles over minor issues, which affects their harmony.
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More idioms starting with 雀
- què雀xuān喧jiū鸠jù聚noisy and chaotic gathering
- què雀xiǎo小zàng脏quán全small but complete in every detail
- què雀píng屏zhòng中xuǎn选chosen as a son-in-law
- què雀mù目shǔ鼠bù步extremely fearful, furtive, and nervous
- què雀jiǎo角zhī之fèn忿vexation from trivial lawsuits
- què雀mǎ马yú鱼lóng龙a variety of rare and exotic animals
- què雀shǔ鼠zhī之zhēng争petty squabbles over territory or resources
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What does 雀角鼠牙 mean?
雀角鼠牙 (què jiǎo shǔ yá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty disputes or squabbles”.
How do you pronounce 雀角鼠牙?
雀角鼠牙 is pronounced què jiǎo shǔ yá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 雀角鼠牙 literally mean?
Literally, 雀角鼠牙 means “sparrow's beak, rat's teeth”. It is used to mean “Petty disputes or squabbles”.
What is the Chinese definition of 雀角鼠牙?
雀、鼠：比喻强暴者。原指强逼女子成婚而引起的争讼。后泛指狱讼，争吵。