lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); fig. to squabble; to argue over minor issues
trad. 爭長論短
Also written 爭長論短【zhēng cháng lùn duǎn】
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4争
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to strive for, to vie for, to argue or debate, deficient or lacking (dialect), how or what (literary)
- Pinyin
- zhēng
- Traditional
- 爭
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13204 of 2500
长
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long, (bound form) length, (bound form) strong point; forte, (bound form) to be good at, (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Traditional
- 長
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1042 of 2500
论
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abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
- Pinyin
- Lún
- Traditional
- 論
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 16222 of 2500
短
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short, brief, to lack, weak point, fault
- Pinyin
- duǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 3410 of 2500