守财奴 (shǒu cái nú) — miser

Definition

Examples

• 他真是个守财奴，一分钱都舍不得花。
  Tā zhēn shì gè shǒu cái nú, yì fēn qián dōu shě bu de huā.
  He's a real miser, unwilling to spend a single cent.
• 那个守财奴虽然很有钱，但生活过得像穷人一样。
  Nà ge shǒu cái nú suī rán hěn yǒu qián, dàn shēng huó guò dé xiàng qióng rén yí yàng.
  That miser is very rich, but lives like a poor person.
• 大家都说他是个守财奴，因为他从不请客。
  Dà jiā dōu shuō tā shì gè shǒu cái nú, yīn wèi tā cóng bù qǐng kè.
  Everyone says he's a miser because he never treats anyone.