死慳死抵

简 死悭死抵 · 繁 死慳死抵
Cantonese · source Jyutpingsei2 haan1 sei2 dai2

Meanings

  1. to go through extreme measures to save money
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Same syllable, six tones

seisei1—死sei2to die四sei3labourersei4—sei5—sei6—
haan悭haan1stingyhaan2—haan3—闲haan4idlehaan5—限haan6limit

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: si3 qian1 si3 di3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2

Cantonese word readings for 死慳死抵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

  1. (Cantonese) to be very stingy and frugal

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Exact source record & identity死慳死抵 死悭死抵 [si3 qian1 si3 di3] {sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2} /to go through extreme measures to save money/

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