「cheap」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: cip1 !chip1
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
  • miserly; cheapskate; scrouge
    (Cant.) 我ngo5公gung1司si1真zan1係hai6好hou2鬼gwai2cheapcip1,叫giu3我ngo5去heoi3上soeng6海hoi2出ceot1tripcwip1,但daan6係hai6唔m4包baau1保bou2險him2!
    (Eng.) My company is cheap! They asked me to go on a business trip to Shanghai but didn't cover my insurance.
    (Cant.) 呢ni1個go3明ming4星sing1公gung1開hoi1指zi2責zaak3的dik1士si2司si1機gei1找zaau2少siu27cat1毫hou4子zi2,真zan1係hai6好hou2鬼gwai2cheapcip1囉lo1!
    (Eng.) This celebrity publicly criticized the taxi driver for giving change 70 cents short. What a cheapskate!

  • to lower oneself in terms of respect; to demean oneself
    (Cant.) 女neoi5追zeoi1男naam4係hai6咪mai6好hou2cheap?cip1
    (Eng.) Do you think women are lowering their worth by chasing after men?

  • inferior; vulgar; low quality; lowbred; especially regarding issues of style or taste
    (Cant.) 呢ni1隻zek3香hoeng1水seoi2牌paai4子zi2聞man4落lok6似ci5消siu1毒duk6藥joek6水seoi2,仲zung6要jiu3係hai6膠gaau1樽zeon1裝zong1,真zan1係hai6cheapcip1到dou3十sap6蚊man1店dim3都dou1唔m4賣maai6囉lo1。
    (Eng.) This perfume has a disinfectant-like scent and comes in plastic bottles, even discount stores wouldn't sell such a low-quality product.

  • inexpensive; affordably priced (the use of this sense is usually avoided because "cheap" has negative connotations)

See also: 小家種 孤寒 慳皮 犯賤
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