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慳
Mandarin: qian1
Simplified: 悭
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: stingy
Definitions
  1. 1 stingy
  2. 2 to save
  3. 3 thrifty
  4. 4 frugal
  5. 5 to be short of
  6. 6 to be deficient of
  7. 7 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
慳
[[to be thrifty]] to be thrifty | hāan di (lāa) 慳啲(嗱) — an instruction
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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