死慳死抵
simp死悭死抵sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2sǐ qiān sǐ dǐ
English
- to go through extreme measures to save money
- to be extremely frugal or thrifty; to tighten one's belt by an extreme amount
粵語 — Cantonese
- 好搏命咁慳錢
Examples
死慳死抵，終於買到個袋喇！
Finally I can buy a new bag by pinching every penny!
我今個月冇糧出，所以要死慳死抵至得。
As I haven't been paid this month, I have to live in an extremely frugal way.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk