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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「錙珠必較」 and its explanation.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「錙珠必較」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Describes someone who is very stingy and must care about even the smallest amount of money. It also refers to a narrow-minded person who cares about even the smallest things.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zī zhū bì jiào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji1 jyu1 bit1 gaau3

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.