慳錢〔悭钱〕 haan1 cin4 {qiān qián}save money | CCY | |
慳電〔悭电〕 haan1 din6 {qiān diàn}electricity saving | CCY | |
慳返〔悭-〕 haan1 faan1 {qiān fǎn}to save one's effort / time / money from not having to do something | CCY | |
慳家〔悭-〕 haan1 gaa1 {qiān jiā}adj; describes people who are frugal, economical for supporting one's family | CCY | |
慳儉〔悭俭〕 haan1 gim6 {qiān jiǎn}money-saving (Cantonese) | CCY | |
慳皮〔悭-〕 haan1 pei2 {qiān pí}to be savvy (with money) | CCY | |
慳濕〔悭-〕 haan1 sap1 {qiān chì}mean; being excessively careful with giving or spending money | CCY | |
慳位〔悭-〕 haan1 wai2 {qiān wèi}space saving | CCY | |
慳儉〔悭俭〕 haan1 gim6 {qiān jiǎn}to be frugal | CC | |
慳吝〔悭-〕 haan1 leon6 {qiān lìn}- (literary) miserly
- stingy
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慳啲啦〔悭--〕 haan1 di1 laa1 {qiān dī la}literally " save it for yourself "; Ironically, ask someone to restrain himself | CCY | |
慳電膽〔悭电胆〕 haan1 din6 daam2 {qiān diàn dǎn}energy-saving light bulb | CCY | |
慳番啖氣〔悭--气〕 haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3 {qiān fān dàn qì}saving one's breath (spoken) | CCY | |
慳水慳力〔悭-悭-〕 haan1 seoi2 haan1 lik6 {qiān shuǐ qiān lì}efforts saving | CCY | |