肉案上的买卖,斤斤计较肉案上的買賣,斤斤計較肉案上的買賣,斤斤計較

business at the butcher's block: counting every jin

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who haggles over every tiny detail or gain. Critical or mocking.
Wordplay: 斤斤 (jīnjīn) means both literally 'jin by jin' (weights of meat) and figuratively 'being petty about small gains', in 斤斤计较.

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Simplified: 肉案上的买卖,斤斤计较
Traditional (Taiwan): 肉案上的買賣,斤斤計較
Pinyin: ròu'àn shàng de mǎimai,jīnjīnjìjiào
Bopomofo: ㄖㄡˋ ㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄇㄞ,ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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