miser; scrooge; money hoarder
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a wealthy but extremely stingy person; miser; scrooge
derogatoryDerogatory term implying someone hoards wealth without generosity. Also called 看财奴 (kāncáinú).
Tā他
shì是
gè个
shǒu守
cái财
nú奴
，
lián连
yī一
fēn分
qián钱
dōu都
bù不
kěn肯
juān捐
gěi给
cí慈
shàn善
jī机
gòu构
。
He is a miser who won't donate a single penny to charity.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jiào叫
tā他
shǒu守
cái财
nú奴
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
suī虽
rán然
hěn很
yǒu有
qián钱
，
dàn但
cóng从
bù不
qǐng请
kè客
。
Everyone calls him a miser because although he is wealthy, he never treats others.
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Shǒu守
cái财
nú奴
bǎ把
qián钱
cáng藏
zài在
chuáng床
diàn垫
xià下
，
què却
cóng从
bù不
xiǎng享
shòu受
shēng生
huó活
。
The miser hid his money under the mattress but never enjoyed life.
Kān看
cái财
nú奴
hé和
shǒu守
cái财
nú奴
shì是
yī一
gè个
yì意
si思
，
dōu都
zhǐ指
lìn吝
sè啬
de的
yǒu有
qián钱
rén人
。
Kāncáinú and shǒucáinú mean the same thing, both referring to stingy rich people.