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省油的燈

简省油的灯 · 繁省油的燈

Mandarin · pinyin shěng yóu de dēng

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3–2–5–1 · sheng3 you2 de5 deng1

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saang2 jau4 dik1 dang1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(mostly with negative) person who is easy to deal with; person who does not stir up trouble