缺斤短两
quē​jīn​duǎn​liǎng

to give short weight

  1. 缺 quē verb
    to lack
    to be short of; to run short of; to lack something that should be present
  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. 短 duǎn nounadjective
    to lack
    to lack; to owe; to be short of something
  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