liberality with money; spending habits
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
liberality in spending money; generosity with money
dialectChiefly used in dialects (e.g., Cantonese, Hakka, Wu). Describes whether a person is generous (阔) or stingy (紧) with money. Often collocates with 阔 (generous) or 紧 (tight).
Nǐ你
shǒu手
miàn面
tài太
kuò阔
le了
，
yào要
jié节
yuē约
yī一
diǎn点
cái才
hǎo好
。
You are too liberal with your spending; you ought to be a bit more thrifty.
Tā他
shǒu手
miàn面
hěn很
jǐn紧
，
shě舍
bu不
de得
huā花
qián钱
。
He is very tight with money and reluctant to spend.
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Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
shǒu手
miàn面
yào要
kuò阔
yī一
diǎn点
，
cái才
néng能
jié结
jiāo交
gèng更
duō多
péng朋
you友
。
In business, one needs to be more generous with money to make more friends.