缺斤短兩

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg	lack; short	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael
trad. (缺斤短兩)		缺	斤	短	兩
simp. (缺斤短两)		缺	斤	短	两

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quējīnduǎnliǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝㄐㄧㄣㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: quējīnduǎnliǎng [Phonetic: quējīnduánliǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝㄐㄧㄣㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuejindoanleang
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuejinduǎnliǎng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ twän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ljɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

缺斤短兩

to give short weight

Synonyms

缺斤少兩／缺斤少两 (quējīnshǎoliǎng)

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