be excessively mean
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NJ ī NJI à Oli à ng, which means to care too much about trivial things. It's from officialdom.
The origin of Idioms
The 42nd chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "as for the vagueness of literature and science, or the improper use of allusions, his old people don't care much."
Idiom usage
It is more formal, used as predicate and attributive; it has a derogatory meaning, which means that people are less generous. Why am I an official? It's just for two dollars. If we must fight with the clergy for the sake of the people, we will not be able to end our term. The tenth chapter of Wu Jianren's muddleheaded world in Qing Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: fussy; antonym: magnanimous
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