賣李鑽核
mài​lǐ​zuān​hé

selfish and stingy

  • created reference approved 卖李钻核/賣李鑽核 → 幼学琼林/幼學瓊林 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖李钻核 / 賣李鑽核 mài​lǐ​zuān​hé

    幼学琼林 / 幼學瓊林 yòu​xué​qióng​lín

    see

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  • created sense approved 卖李钻核/賣李鑽核 · mài​lǐ​zuān​hé · selfish and stingy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to sell 李 (literal) → 李 · lǐ · plum 钻 (literal) → 钻/鑽 · zuān · to drill 核 (literal) → 核 · hé · pit

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