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

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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:
[lit.] If it can be spared then spare it, if it can be exempted then exempt it

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

慳得就慳,可免則免 / 悭得就悭,可免则免

This word has been viewed 1872 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 25th Jan 2009 15:22 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2009 07:34

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慳 haan1 - save; thrifty; miserly; lack
得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
就 zau6 - right away; only; approach; comply with
慳 haan1 - save; thrifty; miserly; lack
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可 ho2 hak1 - can; approve; need; but
免 min5 - avoid; spare from; dismiss from
則 zak1 - law; rule; regulation
免 min5 - avoid; spare from; dismiss from

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