粵

吝leon6嗇sik1

simp吝啬
leon6 sik1lìn sè

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

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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