缺斤少两

Traditional form:

缺斤少兩

Pinyin (reading):

quējīnshǎoliǎng

Definitions:

• to give short weight

Characters:

• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
• 斤 - a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
• 少 - few, little; less; inadequate
• 两 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce

Traditional characters:

• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
• 斤 - a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
• 少 - few, little; less; inadequate
• 兩 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce