一钱如命
yī​qián​rú​mìng

stingy

  • created reference approved 一钱如命/一錢如命 → 一毛不拔 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一钱如命 / 一錢如命 yī​qián​rú​mìng

    一毛不拔 yī​máo​bù​bá

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一钱如命/一錢如命 · yī​qián​rú​mìng · stingy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一钱如命 / 一錢如命

    yī​qián​rú​mìng

    stingy

    (idiom) extremely stingy; penny-pinching; describes someone who values a single penny as much as their own life

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 钱 (literal) → 钱/錢 · qián · money 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life

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

    created sense