鸡毛蒜皮

jī máo suàn pí

trivial matters

Character by character

鸡jī
chicken

毛máo
feathers

蒜suàn
garlic

皮pí
skin

他们俩总为一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事吵架。

Those two are always fighting over trivial little things.

Tone: neutral.

Usually 鸡毛蒜皮的小事.

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