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知慳識儉

zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6

thrift

Level: 3

知慳識儉

知 zi1 zi3 zhi1 {zhi4} - know, understand, comprehend
慳 haan1 han1 qian1 - [1] parsimonious; stingy; niggardly; close
識 sik1 shi2 chi4 - [v] know
儉 gim6 jian4 jian3 - [1] frugal; economical; thrift [2] meager [3]

This word was added by bybell on 11th Nov 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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