算死草
syun3 sei2 cou2suàn sǐ cǎo
English
- (adj.) to describe someone who is stingy and tight-fisted;(n.) a stingy and tight-fisted person; someone who is cautious and calculating about money; a miser
- misery; literally: to count till grasses wither
粵語 — Cantonese
- 慳錢到盡
Examples
去瑞士旅行就唔好算死草,玩豪啲。
Don't be misery when visiting Switzerland, be more generous.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk