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haan1 han1
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[1] parsimonious; stingy; niggardly; close [2] deficient [3] [Cantonese] [Hakka] [v] save; be thrifty; be economical [華]: 節省 Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: 心 (#61)
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*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This character was last edited on 9th Jan 2008 |
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慳錢
haan1 cin4*2 = to save money (by limiting spending)粵
慳返
haan1 faan1 = to save money, time, or effort by not having to do sth.粵
慳儉
haan1 gim6 = economical
知慳識儉
zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6 = thrift
慳啲
haan1 di1 = save money; shut up粵
慳皮
haan1 pei4*2 = inexpensive; to save money粵
慳水
haan1 seoi2 = to save money (lit., "save water")
慳電膽
haan1 din6 daam2 = energy saving light bulb粵
慳電
haan1 din6 = energy saving粵 |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 慳
你慳返啖氣啦! 粵
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Save your breath! [Said by someone who doesn't want to listen to what the other person is saying.]
慳返啲時間 粵
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to save (back) some time Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1956/]慳[/url][/big]
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<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1956/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">慳</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 慳
Unicode code for this character: U+6173 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1956/]慳[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1956/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">慳</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 慳
Unicode code for this character: U+6173 (off-site link)
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