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Home / Idiom / 锱铢必较

to haggle over every cent (idiom)

锱铢必较
zī zhū bì jiào
z+ī·1st tonezh+ū·1st toneb+ì·4th tonej+iào·4th tone
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Synonyms
to bother about · to haggle · to bicker · to argue · plan · stratagem计较jì jiào(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom) · (fig.) extremely stingy一毛不拔yī máo bù bálit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) · fig. avaricious · tightfisted爱财如命ài cái rú mìngto haggle over every ounce · (fig.) to fuss over minor matters · to split hairs斤斤计较jīn jīn jì jiào
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