Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

細枝末節

xìzhīmòjié

ㄒㄧˋ ㄓ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

Simplified 细枝末节

  1. 1minor details
  2. 2trifles
Example

為什麼我們糾纏細枝末節而不進入正題呢?

wèishénme wǒmen jiūchán xìzhīmòjié ér bú jìnrù zhèngtí ne

Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?

Keep 細枝末節 and it comes back until you know it.

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