quē​jīn​duǎn​liǎng

to give short weight

  • created reference approved 缺斤短两/缺斤短兩 → 短斤缺两/短斤缺兩 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缺斤短两 / 缺斤短兩 quē​jīn​duǎn​liǎng

    短斤缺两 / 短斤缺兩 duǎn​jīn​quē​liǎng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 缺斤短两/缺斤短兩 · quē​jīn​duǎn​liǎng · to give short weight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缺斤短两 / 缺斤短兩

    quē​jīn​duǎn​liǎng

    to give short weight

    to shortchange customers by providing less than the weight paid for; to provide goods that weigh less than promised

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

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 缺斤短两/缺斤短兩 · quē​jīn​duǎn​liǎng · shortage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缺斤短两 / 缺斤短兩

    quē​jīn​duǎn​liǎng

    shortage

    (of quantity) to be insufficient or below the required amount

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

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

    created sense