省油的灯

省油的燈
shěngyóudedēng
sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是 bùshì)

CEDICT

  1. (mostly with negative) person who is easy to deal with; person who does not stir up trouble
  2. person who is easy to deal with; person who does not stir up trouble

Wiktionary

比喻容易应付的人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 省油 shěngyóu to save oil or fuel
2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
3 灯 dēng
  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. lantern

classifier: 盞