miserly; greedy for money
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to be extremely stingy or greedy for money
derogatoryLiterally 'to love wealth as if it were life itself'. Always carries a strong negative connotation of greed and stinginess.
Tā他
ài爱
cái财
rú如
mìng命
，
yī一
fēn分
qián钱
dōu都
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
jiè借
gěi给
péng朋
you友
。
He's so miserly that he won't even lend a single penny to his friends.
Gù故
shi事
lǐ里
de的
nà那
ge个
shǒu守
cái财
nú奴
ài爱
cái财
rú如
mìng命
，
zuì最
hòu后
huó活
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
gū孤
dú独
。
The miser in the story loved money as life itself and ended up living in utter loneliness.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
ài爱
cái财
rú如
mìng命
，
jīng经
cháng常
tuō拖
qiàn欠
yuán员
gōng工
de的
gōng工
zī资
。
This company is so greedy that it often delays paying its employees' salaries.