铁公鸡 (tiě gōng jī) — miser; stingy person
Definition
铁公鸡 is a colloquial idiom for a miser — literally 'iron rooster' (even a metal bird won't yield a feather). It's a colorful, teasing insult, stronger than plain 小气/吝啬.
noun
miserstingy person
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Beispiele
- 铁公鸡，。Tā zhēn shì gè tiě gōng jī, yì fēn qián dōu bù kěn huā.He's such a miser — he won't spend a single cent.
- 铁公鸡，。Dà jiā dōu jiào tā tiě gōng jī, yīn wèi tā cóng lái bù qǐng kè.Everyone calls him a stingy person because he never treats anyone.
- 铁公鸡。Gēn nà ge tiě gōng jī jiè dōng xī bǐ dēng tiān hái nán.Borrowing something from that miser is harder than climbing to heaven.
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