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慳電膽

haan1 din6 daam2

energy saving light bulb [華]: 省電燈泡

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

慳電膽

This word was added by Steph_fr on 30th Sep 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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慳 haan1 han1 qian1 - [1] parsimonious; stingy; niggardly; close
電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
膽 daam2 dan3 - [1] the gall [2] bravery; courage; audacity [3

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