緊巴巴

紧巴巴
jǐnbābā
  1. tight fitting
  2. hard up (i.e. lacking money)

CEDICT

  1. 緊繃不舒適。
  2. 形容經濟拮据不寬裕。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 緊巴 jǐnbā
  1. tight (i.e. lacking money)
  2. hard up
  3. same as 緊巴巴
2 巴 bā
  1. to long for
  2. to wish
  3. to cling to
  4. to stick to
  5. sth that sticks
  6. close to
  7. next to
  8. spread open
  9. informal abbr. for bus 巴士 bāshì
  10. bar (unit of pressure)
  11. nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴 wěiba, tail

Related entries

手頭緊 shǒutóujǐn
  1. short of money
  2. hard up
緊巴 jǐnbā
  1. tight (i.e. lacking money)
  2. hard up
  3. same as 緊巴巴
手緊 shǒujǐn
  1. tightfisted
  2. stingy
  3. short of money
  4. hard up
緊 jǐn
  1. tight
  2. strict
  3. close at hand
  4. near
  5. urgent
  6. tense
  7. hard up
  8. short of money
  9. to tighten
她眉頭緊鎖。

She scowled.

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