stingy; miserly; tight-fisted
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
stingy; miserly; tight-fisted; unwilling to spend money
dialectChiefly used in dialectal Chinese (particularly in Northern varieties and Wu dialects) to describe a person who is excessively frugal or reluctant to part with money. Carries a slightly negative connotation.
Tā他
zhè这
gè个
rén人
tài太
sè啬
kè刻
le了
，
lián连
bēi杯
shuǐ水
dōu都
shě舍
bu不
de得
qǐng请
bié别
rén人
hē喝
。
He is too stingy to even treat others to a glass of water.
Bié别
nà那
me么
sè啬
kè刻
，
dà大
jiā家
chū出
lái来
wán玩
kāi开
xīn心
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
。
Don't be so tight-fisted; the most important thing is that everyone has fun.
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Zhè这
jiā家
lǎo老
bǎn板
sè啬
kè刻
de得
hěn很
，
yuán员
gōng工
fú福
lì利
tè特
bié别
chà差
。
The boss of this company is extremely miserly, and the employee benefits are particularly poor.