cheapskate; miser; stingy person
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a very stingy person; miser; cheapskate
informalA metaphorical idiom suggesting that the person is as impossible to get money from as trying to pluck a feather from an iron chicken. Often used humorously but can carry a derogatory tone.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
chū出
le了
míng名
de的
tiě铁
gōng公
jī鸡
，
cóng从
lái来
bù不
qǐng请
kè客
chī吃
fàn饭
。
He is a well-known cheapskate who never treats anyone to dinner.
Bié别
zhǐ指
wàng望
tā他
jiè借
qián钱
gěi给
nǐ你
，
tā他
shì是
yī一
máo毛
bù不
bá拔
de的
tiě铁
gōng公
jī鸡
。
Don't expect him to lend you money—he is an iron rooster who won't give up a single feather.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
gè个
tiě铁
gōng公
jī鸡
，
yuán员
gōng工
de的
jiā加
bān班
fèi费
dōu都
shě舍
bù不
de得
gěi给
。
This company is simply a miser, reluctant to even pay employees for overtime.