掂斤计两
diān​jīn​jì​liǎng

to be calculating

  • created sense approved 掂斤计两/掂斤計兩 · diān​jīn​jì​liǎng · to be calculating — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掂斤计两 / 掂斤計兩

    diān​jīn​jì​liǎng

    to be calculating

    to fuss over every detail or be overly concerned with small personal gains; penny-pinching

    掂 (literal) → 掂 · diān · to weigh in the hand 斤 (literal) → 斤 · jīn · jin 计 (literal) → 计/計 · jì · to calculate 两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · liang

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense