燕蝠争

燕蝠爭
yànfúzhēng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a pointless dispute; a quarrel over nothing

Examples

Liǎng rén wèi jǐ kuài qián zhēng lái zhēng qù, jiǎnzhí shì yànfúzhēng.
The two of them arguing back and forth over a few bucks is a pointless squabble.
Bié juǎn jìn zhè zhǒng yànfúzhēng, méi shéi shì yíngjiā.
Don't get drawn into this silly fight, no one comes out a winner.

Tips

history
From a tale recorded in Song times: a swallow insists dawn is sunrise, a bat insists dawn is sunset. They take the dispute to the phoenix — but the phoenix is asleep. Su Shi used the story to mock people who argue endlessly without any referee in sight.

Stroke Order

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