kōu​sou

stingy

  • created reference approved 抠搜/摳搜 → 抠门儿/摳門兒 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抠搜 / 摳搜 kōu​sou

    抠门儿 / 摳門兒 kōu​mén​r

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 抠搜/摳搜 → 抠/摳 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抠搜 / 摳搜 kōu​sou

    抠 / 摳 kōu

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 抠搜/摳搜 · kōu​sou · stingy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抠搜 / 摳搜

    kōu​sou

    stingy

    miserly or stingy; unwilling to spend money when it is necessary

    抠 (literal) → 抠/摳 · kōu · stingy 搜 (literal) → 搜 · sōu · to search

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 抠搜/摳搜 · kōu​sou · to dig out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抠搜 / 摳搜

    kōu​sou

    to dig out

    to dig or pick something out using one's fingers or a small tool

    抠 (literal) → 抠/摳 · kōu · to dig out 搜 (literal) → 搜 · sōu · to search

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 抠搜/摳搜 · kōu​sou · to dawdle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抠搜 / 摳搜

    kōu​sou

    to dawdle

    to move slowly or hesitate; to be indecisive or inefficient in one's work

    抠 (literal) → 抠/摳 · kōu · to dig out 搜 (literal) → 搜 · sōu · to search

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 抠搜/摳搜 · kōu​sou · to search — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抠搜 / 摳搜

    kōu​sou

    to search

    to search everywhere; to rummage around looking for something (Taiwan usage)

    抠 (literal) → 抠/摳 · kōu · to dig out 搜 (literal) → 搜 · sōu · to search

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

    created sense