争长论短
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble; a storm in a teacup
idiom
Traditional: 爭長論短
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- (idiom) lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
- a storm in a teacup
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Related Words
强辩(qiǎng biàn)— to argue strenuously or with sophistry
→一团和气(yī tuán hé qì)— to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
→不分皂白(bù fēn zào bái)— not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
→不分青红皂白(bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái)— not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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