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孤寒 stingy

Updated: Nov 28, 2023


孤寒 stingy
(形容詞) 吝嗇的

(形容詞) 吝嗇的


(adj) stingy "unwilling to spend money" Cambridge Dictionary


例句 Examples:

  • "He's really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we got out". Cambridge Dictionary

  • "The landlords are so stingy - they refused to pay for new carpets". Cambridge Dictionary

  • “Don't be stingy with cream when making cakes!”

  • "The billionaire was criticized for being stingy with the donation".


逐個字的發音及原意解釋:

Verbatim Pronunciation and (literal) meaning:

孤[gu1]: alone

寒[hon4]: cold


同義詞: (廣東話) 度縮 (國語) 吝嗇的; 小氣

synonyms:  miserly, mean, tight-fisted


相關詞語 Related words or phrases:

tightwad (US slang); miser


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Updated: Nov 28, 2023



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