







简丝数米 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fuss over trifles”. To engage in extremely meticulous and trivial work. Literally, “select threads, count grains of rice”.

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Open the tool →简丝数米 (jiǎn sī shǔ mǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fuss over trifles”.
简丝数米 is pronounced jiǎn sī shǔ mǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 简丝数米 means “select threads, count grains of rice”. It is used to mean “to fuss over trifles”.
简择丝缕,查点米粒。比喻工作琐细。