争斤论两 in English zheng1 jin1 lun4 liang3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to haggle over every ounce (idiomatic expression)
  • to to fuss over minor points
  • to be particular about sth

Simplified Characters

争 斤 论 两

Traditional Characters

爭 斤 論 兩

Pinyin

zheng1 jin1 lun4 liang3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

争zheng1to strive for 斤jin1catty 论lun4abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius) 两liang3two