吝啬
lìn​sè

stingy

  • created reference approved 吝啬/吝嗇 → 小气/小氣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吝啬 / 吝嗇 lìn​sè

    小气 / 小氣 xiǎo​qi

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 吝啬/吝嗇 · lìn​sè · stingy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吝啬 / 吝嗇

    lìn​sè

    stingy

    stingy; miserly; unwilling to spend money or use resources even when necessary

    吝 (literal) → 吝 · lìn · stingy 啬 (literal) → 啬/嗇 · sè · stingy

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

    created sense