剪刀差 jiǎn dāo chā

DEFINITIONS

  1. prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)

CHARACTERS

剪 jiǎn
HSK 5
scissors; cut, divide, separate
刀 dāo
HSK 4
knife; old coin; measure
差 chā
HSK 3
to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer