小氣 (siu2 hei3 | xiao3 qi4) : narrow-minded; stingy

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小氣

siu2 hei3

xiao3 qi4

[1] [粵] narrow-minded; petty; vindictive
[2] [普] stingy; miserly; tight-fisted

[full] 小家子氣 | [var] 小器 | [syn] 小家, 孤寒 | [ant] 大氣, 大方
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Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,260,000

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

小氣 / 小气

This word has been viewed 8401 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 1st Jul 2013 10:54

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Characters in this word:

小 siu2 - small, tiny, little
氣 hei3 - gas; air; breath; anger

1 compounds containing this word:

小氣鬼 - a cheapskate; a skinflint

Showing 1 example containing 小氣

我唔係咁小氣粵
I'm not that petty!
[Context: I was saying that I wouldn't share my bananas with someone; then, to make the point that it was a joke, the above phrase was used.]

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

小器 siu2 hei3 xiao3 qi4 = stingy; narrow-minded

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