shǒu​jǐn

tightfisted

  • created reference approved 手紧/手緊 → 手松/手鬆 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    手紧 / 手緊 shǒu​jǐn

    手松 / 手鬆 shǒu​sōng

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 手紧/手緊 → 手头紧/手頭緊 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    手紧 / 手緊 shǒu​jǐn

    手头紧 / 手頭緊 shǒu​tóu​jǐn

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 手紧/手緊 · shǒu​jǐn · tightfisted — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    手紧 / 手緊

    shǒu​jǐn

    tightfisted

    to be stingy or reluctant to spend money; closefisted

    手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 紧 (literal) → 紧/緊 · jǐn · strict

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 手紧/手緊 · shǒu​jǐn · short of money — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    手紧 / 手緊

    shǒu​jǐn

    short of money

    to be hard up for cash; lacking sufficient funds to spend

    手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 紧 (literal) → 紧/緊 · jǐn · short of money

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

    created sense