分斤掰兩
fēn​jīn​bāi​liǎng

to pinch pennies

  1. 分 fēn verbadverb
    to divide
    to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
  2. 斤 jīn noun
    jin
    A unit of weight; one catty. In mainland China, it is exactly 500 grams (0.5 kg). In Taiwan, it is 600 grams. In Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, it is approximately 604.8 grams.
  3. 掰 bāi
    to break with hands
    to break off, break open, or pull apart something using both hands
  4. 两 兩 liǎng
    liang
    unit of weight equal to 50 grams in the modern market system, or 1/16 of a 斤 jīn (catty) in the traditional system