一个钱打二十四个结
yī​ge​qián​dǎ'èr​shí​sì​ge​jié

stingy

  • created reference approved 一个钱打二十四个结/一個錢打二十四個結 → 精打细算/精打細算 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一个钱打二十四个结 / 一個錢打二十四個結 yī​ge​qián​dǎ'èr​shí​sì​ge​jié

    精打细算 / 精打細算 jīng​dǎ​xì​suàn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一个钱打二十四个结/一個錢打二十四個結 · yī​ge​qián​dǎ'èr​shí​sì​ge​jié · stingy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一个钱打二十四个结 / 一個錢打二十四個結

    yī​ge​qián​dǎ'èr​shí​sì​ge​jié

    stingy

    (proverb) to tie twenty-four knots in a single coin; used to describe someone who is extremely frugal, stingy, or miserly

    yí​ge​qián​dǎ'èr​shí​sì​ge​jié

    一个 (literal) → 一个/一個 · yī​ge · one 钱 (literal) → 钱/錢 · qián · money 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to knit; to tie 二十四 (literal) → 二十四 · èr​shí​sì · twenty-four 个 (literal) → 个/個 · ge · [measure] 结 (literal) → 结/結 · jié · knot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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