短斤缺兩

简 短斤缺两 · 繁 短斤缺兩
Mandarin · pinyin duǎn jīn quē liǎng

Meanings

  1. to give short weight
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短
duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
斤
jīn · a catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69
缺
quē · be short of, lack; gap, deficit
兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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3–1–1–3 · duan3 jin1 que1 liang3

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