粵

節zit3儉gim6

simp节俭
zit3 gim6jié jiǎn

English

  1. frugal; economical
  2. (adjective) Thrifty
  3. thrifty; frugal; economical

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 節約儉省;唔作多餘嘅支出

Examples

  • 凭着节俭,她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

    By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.

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  • 節儉係一種美德。

    Frugality is a virtue.

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

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