小裡小氣

小里小气
xiǎolixiǎoqì
  1. stingy
  2. petty

CEDICT

形容人吝嗇或舉止不大方，缺乏大家氣派。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 小 xiǎo
  1. small
  2. tiny
  3. few
  4. young
2 裡 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 裏 lǐ
3 小氣 xiǎoqì
  1. stingy
  2. miserly
  3. narrow-minded
  4. petty

Related entries

吝 lìn (bound form) stingy
嗇 sè stingy
小氣 xiǎoqì
  1. stingy
  2. miserly
  3. narrow-minded
  4. petty
他勤俭节约，甚至是小气的。

He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

Source: Tatoeba

慳 qiān stingy
摳門 kōumén (dialect) stingy
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