「死慳死抵」
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Pronunciation: | sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
死 to die; inflexible; to fail; unable to coexist; fixed; rigid; stiff; same old same old; literally: damned; to malfunction; to break down; very; extremely; to insist; to be stubborn 慳 frugal; save((money)); stingy; to conserve; to save; to be frugal; to practise thrift; thrifty; economical 死 to die; inflexible; to fail; unable to coexist; fixed; rigid; stiff; same old same old; literally: damned; to malfunction; to break down; very; extremely; to insist; to be stubborn 抵 worth; resist; to resist; to withstand; arrive; to bear; endure; (of things) cheap; inexpensive; undervalued; worthwhile |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Labels: | Slang |
Explanation: |
to be extremely frugal or thrifty; to tighten one's belt by an extreme amount
(Eng.) As I haven't been paid this month, I have to live in an extremely frugal way.
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