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蝸か牛ぎゅう角かく上じょう
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. trifling (fight); (a conflict) between small countries
Alt. forms
蝸か牛ぎゅう角かく上じょう
かぎゅうかくじょう
Kanji used
蝸
snail
牛
cow
角
angle
上
above
Pitch accent
か
ぎゅうかくじょう
Used in: 4
Composed of
snail; cochlea
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
fighting over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill