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短斤缺兩

简短斤缺两 · 繁短斤缺兩

Mandarin · pinyin duǎn jīn quē liǎng

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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