mài​lǐ​zuān​hé

selfish and stingy

Senses

卖李钻核/ 賣李鑽核 mài​lǐ​zuān​hé selfish and stingy

To be extremely petty or stingy; originally refers to a story of a man who drilled holes in the pits of his high-quality plums before selling them to prevent others from planting the seeds.

References

see 卖李钻核/賣李鑽核 幼学琼林/幼學瓊林