锱铢必较锱铢较量；锱铢必计zī zhū bì jiàobe stingy; count cents and pennies miserly; dispute over every detail; fight over the smallest trifles;haggle (/quibble)over every penny
❍ 宝玉笑道：“论交道，不在 ‘肥马轻裘’，即 ‘黄金白壁’，亦不当 ‘锱铢较量’ ……” (《红楼梦》1037) “Among friends one shouldn’t be stingy even with gold and jade,to say nothing of horses and furs，” he agreed. 锱铢必较dispute over every minute detail;haggle over every penny
何必～？Why quibble over these trifles? 锱铢必较zī zhū bì jiào锱、铢：古代的重量单位。对很少的钱或很小的事情也都要计较。形容斤斤计较，十分吝啬。dispute over every detail, haggle over every penny |