粵

勤kan4儉gim6節zit3約joek3

simp勤俭节约
kan4 gim6 zit3 joek3qín jiǎn jié yuē

English

  1. (idiom) diligent and thrifty

Examples

  • 他勤俭节约,甚至是小气的。

    He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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