錙銖

锱铢
zīzhū
  1. (literary, figurative) a small profit; a very small amount of money
  2. (literary, figurative) a tiny amount; a very small amount
  3. (literary, literally) zi (¹⁄₄ of a tael) and zhu (¹⁄₂₄ of a tael), both are small weight measures in ancient China
  4. a small profit; a very small amount of money
  5. a tiny amount; a very small amount
  6. zi (¹⁄₄ of a tael) and zhu (¹⁄₂₄ of a tael), both are small weight measures in ancient China

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 錙 zī
  1. ancient weight
  2. one-eighth of a tael
2 銖 zhū twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams)

Containing this entry

錙銖必較 zīzhūbìjiào to haggle over every cent (idiom)