stingy

CEDICT

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) silent and not speaking; not disclosing anything
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of / (sè, “not smooth; not flowing”)
  3. (obsolete) to cherish
  4. (obsolete) to covet
  5. (obsolete) to lack; to be insufficient
  6. (obsolete) to save; to conserve; to not waste
  7. (rare) to have a poor harvest
  8. Original form of (sè).
  9. a surname
  10. alternative form of / (sè, “not smooth; not flowing”)
  11. farming; farm labour
  12. miserly; thrifty; stingy
  13. silent and not speaking; not disclosing anything
  14. to cherish
  15. to covet
  16. to have a poor harvest
  17. to lack; to be insufficient
  18. to reap
  19. to save; to conserve; to not waste

Wiktionary

  1. 儉省
  2. 耕作

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