From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「拈斤播兩」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
The featured idiom 「拈斤播兩」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
It means to be petty. Refers to being overly concerned about unimportant things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
niān jīn bō liǎng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
nim1 gan1 bo3 leung5
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