小里小气
xiǎo​li​xiǎo​qì

stingy

  • created reference approved 小里小气/小裡小氣 → 小气/小氣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小里小气 / 小裡小氣 xiǎo​li​xiǎo​qì

    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 小里小气/小裡小氣 · xiǎo​li​xiǎo​qì · stingy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小里小气 / 小裡小氣

    xiǎo​li​xiǎo​qì

    stingy

    (colloquial) miserly; stingy; petty and narrow-minded in behavior or spending; lacking in generosity or spirit

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · petty 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · [infix] 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · petty 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · manner

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

    created sense