zhēng
fēng
chī

idiom
common

Meaning of 争风吃醋

争风吃醋 means to be jealous of a rival in love; to compete for the affection of the same person. Pronounced zhēng fēng chī cù.

  • to be jealous of a rival in love; to compete for the affection of the same person

Definitions & Examples

men
liǎ
wèi
le
ge
shuài
zhēng
fēng
chī
 
nào
de
kāi
jiāo
 

The two of them were jealous rivals competing for that handsome guy, making a huge scene.

Hòu
gōng
jiā
sān
qiān
 
zhěng
zhēng
fēng
chī
 

With three thousand beauties in the harem, there was constant jealousy and rivalry all day long.

bié
wèi
zhè
diǎn
xiǎo
shì
zhēng
fēng
chī
 
tài
zhí
de
le
 

Don't be jealous over such a trivial matter; it's not worth it.

Zhè
liǎng
ge
míng
xīng
de
fěn
zài
wǎng
shàng
zhēng
fēng
chī
 
xiāng
gōng
 

The fans of these two stars were fighting online out of jealousy, attacking each other.