计较锱铢 — “To haggle over every penny”
计较锱铢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to haggle over every penny”. To dispute over trifles or insignificant details; to be punctilious about trifles. Literally, “to haggle over zishu and zhu (tiny amounts of money/weight)”.
计较锱铢 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 计较锱铢 mean?
计较锱铢 (jì jiào zī zhū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to haggle over every penny”.
How do you pronounce 计较锱铢?
计较锱铢 is pronounced jì jiào zī zhū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 计较锱铢 literally mean?
Literally, 计较锱铢 means “to haggle over zishu and zhu (tiny amounts of money/weight)”. It is used to mean “to haggle over every penny”.
What is the Chinese definition of 计较锱铢?
指为争取财利而斤斤较量，连极微小的数量也不放过。