慳 (haan1 | qian1) : save; thrifty; miserly; lack

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慳

haan1

qian1

[1] [粵] [v] save; economize | [華] 節省
[2] [粵] [adj] thrifty; frugal | [華] 節儉
[3] [adj] miserly; stingy; parsimonious
[4] [v] lack; be short of; be deficient of

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

慳 / 悭

This word has been viewed 13091 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Mar 2011 01:10

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慳錢 haan1 cin4*2 = to save money (by limiting spending) 粵

慳返 haan1 faan1 qian1 fan3 = to save money, time, or effort by not having to do sth. 粵

死慳死抵 sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2 = goes all out to save 粵

慳儉 haan1 gim6 = economical, miserly, stingy, parsimonious 粵

知慳識儉 zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6 = thrift 粵

慳啲 haan1 di1 = save money; shut up 粵

慳濕 haan1 sap1 = miserly; not generous; penny-pinching 粵

慳皮 haan1 pei4*2 = inexpensive; to save money 粵

慳水 haan1 seoi2 = to save money (lit., "save water") 粵

慳電膽 haan1 din6 daam2 = energy saving light bulb 粵

慳電 haan1 din6 = energy saving 粵

慳啲啦 haan1 di1 laa1 = knock it off 粵

慳得一蚊得一蚊 haan1 dak1 jat1 man1 dak1 jat1 man1 = [粵] saving money by the dollar 粵

大破慳囊 daai6 po3 haan1 nong4 da4 po4 qian1 nang2 = usually frugal person forking out a lot of money for personal or private purposes

慳電燈膽 haan1 din6 dang1 daam2 qian1 dian4 deng1 dan3 = energy efficient light bulbs; energy-saving light bulbs 粵

慳家 haan1 gaa1 qian1 jia1 = 1.) a thrifty person; a frugal person 2.) frugal; thrifty 粵

慳住食 haan1 zyu6 sik6 qian1 zhu4 shi2 = watch one's spending when buying food; be thrifty when eating 粵

左慳右慳 zo2 haan1 jau6 haan1 zuo3 qian1 you4 qian1 = save money wherever one can 粵

慳番啖氣 haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3 = "save your breath" 粵

慳得就慳,可免則免 haan1 dak1 zau6 haan1 , ho2 min5 zak1 min5 = not to spend or use anything unless it's necessary 粵

緣慳一面 jyun4 haan1 jat1 min6 yuan2 qian1 yi1*2 mian4 = only have the opportunity to meet a person once

Showing all 4 examples containing 慳

你慳返啖氣啦! 粵
Save your breath!
[Said by someone who doesn't want to listen to what the other person is saying.]

慳啲使粵
Don't spend so much money!
[唔好使咁多錢啦！]

慳返啲時間粵
to save (back) some time

慳啲啦! 粵
Shut up! | Cut it out! | Save your breath!
[a shortened form of "save your breath"]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 慳
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