吝leon6嗇sik1

English

1. stingy; mean; miserly
2. unwillingly to give or share what one has; mean; stingy

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 唔肯將自己嘅嘢畀人或者分享

Examples

• 你連一毫子都唔捐，咁孤寒㗎！

  你連一毛也不捐，這麼吝嗇！ (nei5 lin4 jat1 mou4 jaa5 bat1 gyun1, ze5 mo1 leon6 sik1!)

  You won't even donate a penny, how stingy!

• 他非常吝啬。

  He is very stingy with his money.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 你真是个吝啬鬼！

  What a miser you are!

  Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

• 你这个吝啬的老头。

  You're a mean old man.

  Tatoeba · Alieen CC BY

• 瑪莉不喜歡跟湯姆一樣吝嗇的男人。

  Mary doesn't like men who are stingy like Tom.

  Tatoeba · umidake CC BY