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蚁斗蜗争

yǐ dòu wō zhēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom) / fig. petty squabbling
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

蟻鬥蝸爭 蚁斗蜗争 [yi3 dou4 wo1 zheng1] /lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling/

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Other forms in these source records: 蟻鬥蝸爭

  • 蚁
    yǐ

    ant

  • 斗
    dǒu

    dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object

    dòu

    to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

    Dǒu

    abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]

  • 蜗
    wō

    snail / Taiwan pr. [guā] / see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wō niú]

  • 争
    zhēng

    to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)

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