知zi1慳haan1識sik1儉gim6

simp知悭识俭

zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6zhī qiān shí jiǎn

English

(idiom) to know how to be economical
(adjective) thrifting
not extravagant; frugal; thrifty

粵語 — Cantonese

會節制理財，減少開支，唔會大使

Examples

咁多個入面佢最知慳識儉㗎喇。
He/She is the thriftiest among all.
佢份人講得好聽啲就係知慳識儉。
He is frugal, to say the least of it.
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Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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