小こ競ぜり合あい

noun

skirmish; minor battle; brush with the enemy

Refers to a small-scale military engagement or a brief clash between opposing forces.

• 国こっ境きょう付ふ近きんで小こ競ぜり合あいが発はっ生せいした。

  A skirmish broke out near the border.

• 両りょう軍ぐんの小こ競ぜり合あいはすぐに収おさまった。

  The minor battle between the two armies quickly subsided.

noun

squabble; petty quarrel; bickering

Used for minor verbal disputes or arguments, often between people who know each other well.

• 夫ふう婦ふの小こ競ぜり合あいは絶たえない。

  The couple's petty quarrels never end.

• 会かい議ぎで小こ競ぜり合あいが起おきたが、すぐに解かい決けつした。

  A squabble broke out in the meeting, but it was quickly resolved.