English translation for this Chinese term?

[PJ]

What is the English expression for "jing jing ji jiao" - to overcare about every little detail?

[PJ]

And also, for "xin xiong xia zhai" - one who gets jealous easily, and does not take criticism well...

[Tom]

You answered your own question?

to overcare about every little detail

[PJ]

I gave a crude description; I am looking for an expression consisting of 1 or 2 words...
Sorry about the confusion.

[999roses]

xin xiong xia zhai = petty? narrow-minded?

jing jing ji jiao = fussy? nit-picky?

[Ren Wo Xing]

And also, for "xin xiong xia zhai" - one who gets jealous easily, and does not take criticism well...

Small-minded.

What is the English expression for "jing jing ji jiao" - to overcare about every little detail?

I would also go with 'nit-picky'.

[Suet Seung]

What is the English expression for "jing jing ji jiao" - to overcare about every little detail?

I believe the word you're looking for is Meticulous.

me·tic·u·lous (m-tky-ls)
adj.
1. Extremely careful and precise.
2. Extremely or excessively concerned with details.

Variation of the word-
me·ticu·losi·ty (-ls-t), me·ticu·lous·ness n.
me·ticu·lous·ly adv.

Synonyms: Punctilious, Precise, Fastidious, painstaking, careful, scrupulous

Credit source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Meticulous

[999roses]

Meticulous is a more positive word...while nit-picky is negative. Jing Jing Ji Jiao is kind of negative.

I've used meticulous before in interviews to describe myself...but never nit-picky haha.

[Ren Wo Xing]

Meticulous has a positive connotation to it though. 'Jing jing ji jiao' has a somewhat negative connotation.

[Suet Seung]

Meticulous is a more positive word...while nit-picky is negative. Jing Jing Ji Jiao is kind of negative.

I've used meticulous before in interviews to describe myself...but never nit-picky haha.

Meticulous has a positive connotation to it though. 'Jing jing ji jiao' has a somewhat negative connotation.

Well, then Scrupulous or Fastidious.

To me, scrupulous sounds negative.

[Ren Wo Xing]

Hehe, didn't realize roses posted too. Actually, the primary meaning of scrupulous is 'honest' or 'possessing moral integrity', so it definitely has a positive connotation as well.

Let's stick with nitpicky

[mich]

xin xiong xia zhai

narrow-minded

jing jing ji jiao

Calculative.

[999roses]

I thought calculative is more like "Jian Zha".

[junzi]

jian zha is more of... scheming.

[PJ]

New question: how to say 小气 and 大方 in English?

[HuangYushi]

小气 is similar to "petty".
大方 is similar to "generous" if you want it to be the opposite of 小气.
Sometimes, people say that a person's dressing is 大方, which basically goes along the lines of being appropriate (tasteful) for the (usually grand) occasion.

[Lucre]

Well, then Scrupulous or Fastidious.

To me, scrupulous sounds negative.

i thought unscrupulous is negative.

[luv4xia]

i thought unscrupulous is negative.

You are quite right Lucre. Unscrupulous means without principles or morals; in a word shady or no good