七折八扣

qī zhé bā kòu

Dictionary entry

lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)

What does 七折八扣 mean?

七折八扣 (qī zhé bā kòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)

2fig. greatly reduced

3substantially scaled back

Character breakdown

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七qīseven · 7 折shéto snap · to break (a stick, a bone etc)八bāeight 扣kòuto fasten · to button

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七折八扣

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