stingy person; miser
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
stingy person; miser; cheapskate
informalA vivid metaphor comparing a miser to a porcelain rooster, from which one cannot pluck a feather. It emphasizes extreme unwillingness to spend any money or share anything. Often used in a critical or humorous tone.
Tā他
kě可
shì是
chū出
le了
míng名
de的
cí瓷
gōng公
jī鸡
，
ràng让
tā他
qǐng请
kè客
bǐ比
dēng登
tiān天
hái还
nán难
。
He is notoriously stingy; getting him to treat someone to a meal is harder than climbing to heaven.
Gēn跟
tā他
jiè借
qián钱
？
Tā他
jiù就
shì是
ge个
cí瓷
gōng公
jī鸡
，
yī一
máo毛
bù不
bá拔
。
Borrow money from him? He's a real miser; you won't get a penny out of him.
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Bié别
zhǐ指
wàng望
nà那
ge个
cí瓷
gōng公
jī鸡
juān捐
qián钱
zuò做
cí慈
shàn善
le了
。
Don't expect that cheapskate to donate money to charity.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jiào叫
tā他
cí瓷
gōng公
jī鸡
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
cóng从
lái来
bù不
fù付
zhàng账
。
Everyone calls him 'Porcelain Rooster' because he never picks up the check.