錙銖必較 zī zhū bì jiào

DEFINITIONS

  1. to haggle over every cent (idiom)

CHARACTERS

錙 zī 8 oz; an ancient unit of weight
銖 zhū unit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang)
必 bì
HSK 3
surely, most certainly; must
較 jiào compare; comparatively, more