缺斤少兩
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Chinese
[edit]lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of |
catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg | young; few; little young; few; little; lack |
both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael | ||
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trad. (缺斤少兩) | 缺 | 斤 | 少 | 兩 | |
simp. (缺斤少两) | 缺 | 斤 | 少 | 两 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cyuejinshǎoliǎng
- Wade–Giles: chʻüeh1-chin1-shao3-liang3
- Yale: chywē-jīn-shǎu-lyǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuejinshaoleang
- Palladius: цюэцзиньшаолян (cjueczinʹšaoljan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kyut3 gan1 siu2 loeng5
- Yale: kyut gān síu léuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: kyt8 gan1 siu2 loeng5
- Guangdong Romanization: küd3 gen1 xiu2 lêng5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰyːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ lœːŋ¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]缺斤少兩
- to give short weight