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慳
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to be thrifty]] to be thrifty
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to be thrifty]] to be thrifty
  2. 2 hāan di (lāa) 慳啲(嗱) — an instruction for someone to stop talking, "cut the crap!"; an exclamation of irritation or an instruction for someone to go away, "get lost!".
  3. 3 hāan fāan daahm hei 慳番啖氣 — [to save breath] used to someone who is talking to no effect, "don't waste your time, nobody is listening to you!", "save your breath".
  4. 4 hāan péi 慳皮 — to save money (djh 432, 10).
  5. 5 hāan séui 慳水 — [to save water] to save money, cf. séui 水.
  6. 6 hāan séui yauh hāan lihk 慳水又慳力 — [to save water and save effort] poorly produced, bad quality, "shoddy".
Other Readings
慳
to be deficient of | to save | thrifty | to be short of | stingy | # adapted fro
慳
to save (money); to be thrifty (Cantonese)
Words containing 慳
慳錢
save money
慳儉
money-saving (Cantonese)
慳電
electricity saving
慳電膽
energy-saving light bulb
死慳死抵
[[to live on a tight budget]] to live on a tight budget.
慳番啖氣
saving one's breath (spoken)
知慳識儉
(adjective) thrifting
慳返
to save one's effort | time | money from not having to do something
慳家
adj; describes people who are frugal, economical for supporting one's family
慳電燈膽
energy efficient light bulbs; energy-saving light bulbs [Syn][粵]慳電膽；[�
慳錢
to save money (by limiting spending) [華]: 省錢
緣慳一面
only have the opportunity to meet a person once , the extent of one's relationsh
慳水
to save money (lit., "save water")
慳位
space saving
慳水又慳力
describes something which is poorly produced and of low quality [colloquial]
左慳右慳
save money wherever one can
慳皮
to be savvy (with money)
慳皮
inexpensive; to save money [華]: 省錢
慳濕
mean; being excessively careful with giving or spending money
慳水慳力
efforts saving
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