tiě​suàn​pán

iron abacus

  • created reference approved 铁算盘/鐵算盤 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁算盘 / 鐵算盤 tiě​suàn​pán

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 铁算盘/鐵算盤 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁算盘 / 鐵算盤 tiě​suàn​pán

    位 wèi

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 铁算盘/鐵算盤 · tiě​suàn​pán · iron abacus — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁算盘 / 鐵算盤

    tiě​suàn​pán

    iron abacus

    An abacus made of iron.

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · iron 算盘 (literal) → 算盘/算盤 · suàn​pán · abacus

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 铁算盘/鐵算盤 · tiě​suàn​pán · shrewd accountant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁算盘 / 鐵算盤

    tiě​suàn​pán

    shrewd accountant

    A person with excellent calculation skills; a financial wizard or expert number-cruncher.

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · unshakeable 算盘 (literal) → 算盘/算盤 · suàn​pán · calculation

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 铁算盘/鐵算盤 · tiě​suàn​pán · miser — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁算盘 / 鐵算盤

    tiě​suàn​pán

    miser

    A calculating person who is very stingy with money or who constantly schemes for their own advantage; a penny-pincher.

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · unshakeable 算盘 (literal) → 算盘/算盤 · suàn​pán · calculation

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 铁算盘/鐵算盤 · tiě​suàn​pán · sorcerer's trick — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁算盘 / 鐵算盤

    tiě​suàn​pán

    sorcerer's trick

    A trick or spell by which wandering sorcerers were believed to swindle people out of their money

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · iron 算盘 (literal) → 算盘/算盤 · suàn​pán · abacus

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 铁算盘/鐵算盤 · tiě​suàn​pán · careful calculation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁算盘 / 鐵算盤

    tiě​suàn​pán

    careful calculation

    Thorough and meticulous calculation or strict budgeting

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · unshakeable 算盘 (literal) → 算盘/算盤 · suàn​pán · calculation

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

    created sense