缺斤少兩

缺斤少兩

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg	young; few; little young; few; little; lack	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael
trad. (缺斤少兩)		缺	斤	少	兩
simp. (缺斤少两)		缺	斤	少	两

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quējīnshǎoliǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: quējīnshǎoliǎng [Phonetic: quējīnsháoliǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuejinshaoleang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuejinshǎoliǎng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ljɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

缺斤少兩

1. to give short weight

Synonyms

• 缺斤短兩／缺斤短两 (quējīnduǎnliǎng)