argue about some insignificant matters
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ēē ngch á NGL ù NDU ǎ n, which means to debate who is right and who is wrong. It mostly means to care too much about unimportant things. From Xie Zhang Shi Yu Qi.
Idiom explanation
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
It has a derogatory meaning. The miner wanted to argue with magistrate Liu, but when he heard that, he stopped. (the fifth chapter of a brief history of civilization by Li Baojia in Qing Dynasty)
argue about some insignificant matters
It's a thousand miles away - chā yǐ háo lí,shī zhī qiān lǐ
to full-scale reconstruction is under way - bǎi fèi jù xīng
beat the swords into ploughshares - zhù jiàn wéi lí
A good man does not suffer at present - hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī