缺斤少两
quē​jīn​shǎo​liǎng

to give short weight

  • created sense approved 缺斤少两/缺斤少兩 · quē​jīn​shǎo​liǎng · to give short weight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缺斤少两 / 缺斤少兩

    quē​jīn​shǎo​liǎng

    to give short weight

    To give short weight or measure when selling goods; metaphorically used to describe something that is insufficient in quantity or lacking in substance.

    缺 (literal) → 缺 · quē · to lack 斤 (literal) → 斤 · jīn · jin 少 (literal) → 少 · shǎo · to lack 两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · liang

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

    created sense