嗇
啬
sè
stingy
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) silent and not speaking; not disclosing anything
- (obsolete) alternative form of 濇 /涩 (sè, “not smooth; not flowing”)
- (obsolete) to cherish
- (obsolete) to covet
- (obsolete) to lack; to be insufficient
- (obsolete) to save; to conserve; to not waste
- (rare) to have a poor harvest
- Original form of 穡／穑 (sè).
- a surname
- alternative form of 濇 /涩 (sè, “not smooth; not flowing”)
- farming; farm labour
- miserly; thrifty; stingy
- silent and not speaking; not disclosing anything
- to cherish
- to covet
- to have a poor harvest
- to lack; to be insufficient
- to reap
- to save; to conserve; to not waste
Related entries
| 吝 | lìn | (bound form) stingy |
| 小氣 | xiǎoqì |
他勤俭节约，甚至是小气的。
He is thrifty, not to say stingy. Source: Tatoeba |
| 小裡小氣 | xiǎolixiǎoqì |
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| 慳 | qiān | stingy |
| 摳門 | kōumén | (dialect) stingy |
| 雞賊 | jīzéi |
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| 小手小腳 | xiǎoshǒuxiǎojiǎo |
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| 手緊 | shǒujǐn |
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| 貧氣 | pínqì |
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| 貧相 | pínxiàng |
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| 靳 | jìn |
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| 鹹 | xián |
這個食物太鹹了。
This food is too salty. Source: Tatoeba |
| 小兒科 | xiǎoérkē |
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