缺斤短两

Traditional form:

缺斤短兩

Pinyin (reading):

quējīnduǎnliǎng

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
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 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
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 兩 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce