Competing for short

Competing for short

In Chinese, Pinyin is j ì ngdu ǎ nzh ē ngch á ng, which means to argue about who is right and who is wrong. It mostly means to care too much about unimportant things. From Xie Zhang Shi Yu Qi.

Interpretation of Idioms

Long and short: right and wrong.

The origin of Idioms

In the Song Dynasty Chen Liang's Xie Zhang Shi Yu Qi: "competing for short time and strength, there is no such dream."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or object; used in competition

Examples

Either the sisters in law made mistakes, or the sisters in law. The thirtieth chapter of Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan