haggle over every ounce(bān jīn bō liǎng)

haggle over every ounce

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ā NJ ī Nb ō Li ǎ ng, which means to use one's mind only from small weight. It's from the first time.

The origin of Idioms

Ling Mengchu of Ming Dynasty, the 18th volume of "the surprise of making a case at the first moment": "now these greedy people, holding their beautiful wives and concubines, beg for land and ask for a house, hurt others and become fat. What a pity."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: exploitation and embezzlement.

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning.

Chinese PinYin : bān jīn bō liǎng