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Meaning of 缺斤少两

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quē jīn shǎo liǎng (Trad.: 缺斤少兩)
to give short measure; to cheat customers by giving them a smaller quantity of sth. (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
This butcher often gives customers shout weight.
2
Justice is neither more than this nor less than this.
3
Many believe that other countries, such as Iran, have similarly shortchanged investment to bolster popular support.
4
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In wartime people who before were always ready to accuse the butcher of giving short weight went to great lengths to keep in with him.
5
Keen-eyed merchants are old hands at spotting these clipped coins, and will charge higher rates to accept such dubious looking currency.