吝啬鬼 (lìn sè guǐ) — miser; skinflint; stingy person
Definition
A negative label for someone extremely stingy — 'miser, skinflint'. Use it to criticize a person, not as a neutral description of behavior.
noun
miserskinflintstingy person
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 吝啬鬼，。Tā zhēn shì gè lìn sè guǐ, lián yì fēn qián dōu bù kěn huā.He is such a miser, unwilling to spend even a single cent.
- 吝啬鬼，。Dà jiā dōu shuō tā shì lìn sè guǐ, yīn wèi tā cóng bù qǐng kè.Everyone calls him a skinflint because he never treats anyone.
- ，吝啬鬼。Nǐ kě bié xué tā, biàn chéng gè lìn sè guǐ.Don't follow his example and become a miser.
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