瞧你那锱铢必较的劲儿
“Look at you, counting every penny.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And she fobs me off with cheap knee pads.”
瞧你那 锱铢必较 的劲儿
“Look at you, counting every penny.”
二姐姐 问你个事儿
“Well, let me ask you something.”
“Stop being so petty and calculating over something so insignificant.”
In Chinese interpersonal relations, being excessively calculating ('锱铢必较') over gifts or favors violates the cultural ideal of generosity and broad-mindedness among kin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just look at you / look at that... of yours
A colloquial opening used to call out someone's attitude or behavior in an informal, often teasing manner.
haggling over every penny / petty and calculating
An idiom derived from ancient weight measurements describing someone who fusses over trivial amounts or petty details.