剪刀差

Traditional form:

剪刀差

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎndāochā

Definitions:

• prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)

Characters:

• 剪 - scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

Traditional characters:

• 剪 - scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer