争长论短 in English zheng1 chang2 lun4 duan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to argue who is right and wrong (idiomatic expression); to quibble
  • a storm in a teacup

Simplified Characters

争 长 论 短

Traditional Characters

爭 長 論 短

Pinyin

zheng1 chang2 lun4 duan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

争zheng1to strive for 长zhang3length 论lun4abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius) 短duan3short