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Meaning of 斤斤计较

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jīn jīn jiào (Trad.: 斤斤計較)
to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
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Please stop splitting hairs on such a trivial problem. I have a lot of work to do.
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I'm a score-keeper, always calculating who has done what.
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He encourages graduates to grab the opportunity to secure a job rather than haggling over salary issues.
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2008
Exchange traded funds also typically have low management fees, which many investors have taken more seriously after a brutal decline in asset values in 2008.
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In villages which were greedy for profit and harvest, he said: "Look at the people of Embrun!