tiny amount; trifle
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a very small amount of money; a trifling matter
literaryLiterary term often used in the idiom 锱铢必较 to describe pettiness or extreme attention to trivial gains and losses.
zī锱
zhū铢
bì必
jiào较
to haggle over every penny; to be excessively petty about small amounts
zhè这
xiē些
zī锱
zhū铢
xiǎo小
shì事
，
hé何
bì必
rú如
cǐ此
zài在
yì意
？
Why care so much about these trivial trifles?
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suī虽
zhǐ只
shì是
zī锱
zhū铢
zhī之
shù数
，
yì亦
bù不
kě可
hū忽
shì视
。
Even if it is only a tiny sum, it cannot be ignored.
tā他
wéi为
rén人
dà大
fang方
，
cóng从
bù不
jì计
jiào较
zī锱
zhū铢
dé得
shī失
。
He is a generous person and never haggles over petty gains or losses.