摳〔抠〕 kau¹ {kōu}

1. to dig out
2. to pick out (with one's fingers)
3. to carve
4. to cut
5. to study meticulously
6. to lift one's clothes
7. stingy
8. miserly

摳門兒〔抠门儿〕 kau¹ mun⁴ ji⁴ {kōu mén r}

(dialect) stingy

摳字眼〔抠--〕 kau¹ zi⁶ ngaan⁵ {kōu zì yǎn}

to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words