What is the English expression for "jing jing ji jiao" - to overcare about every little detail?
What is the English expression for "jing jing ji jiao" - to overcare about every little detail?
忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」
And also, for "xin xiong xia zhai" - one who gets jealous easily, and does not take criticism well...
忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」
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to overcare about every little detail
I gave a crude description; I am looking for an expression consisting of 1 or 2 words...
Sorry about the confusion.
忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」
xin xiong xia zhai = petty? narrow-minded?
jing jing ji jiao = fussy? nit-picky?
Last edited by 999roses; 02-18-08 at 07:30 PM.
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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
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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.
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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
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narrow-mindedxin xiong xia zhai
Calculative.jing jing ji jiao
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New question: how to say 小气 and 大方 in English?
忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」
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.