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[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. |
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慳 / 悭 | ||
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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 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 See all 21 compounds |
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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.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |