fight over food; quarrel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to argue over food portions; to fight over food; to grab more than one's share
dialectDialect term commonly used to describe children or people arguing about the amount of food or trying to take others' portions.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
bù不
yào要
zhēng争
zuǐ嘴
，
yào要
hù互
xiāng相
qiān谦
ràng让
。
Children shouldn't fight over food; they should yield to one another.
Xiōng兄
dì弟
liǎ俩
jīng经
cháng常
wèi为
chī吃
líng零
shí食
zhēng争
zuǐ嘴
。
The two brothers often argue over snacks.
verb
to quarrel; to bicker; to have a verbal dispute
dialectDialect term for quarreling or bickering, often over trivial matters.
Fū夫
qī妻
liǎ俩
yòu又
zhēng争
zuǐ嘴
le了
。
The couple is quarreling again.
Bié别
wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
zhēng争
zuǐ嘴
le了
。
Don't bicker over such a trivial matter.
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Tā他
men们
jīng经
cháng常
wèi为
qián钱
zhēng争
zuǐ嘴
。
They often quarrel over money.