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Chinese[edit]
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stingy
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pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
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simp. and trad. (吝惜)
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吝
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惜
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Pronunciation[edit]
吝惜
- to begrudge; to stint; to be miserly
Synonyms[edit]
- 不捨得/不舍得 (bùshěde)
- 勿捨得/勿舍得 (5veq 1so-teq) (Wu)
- 唔捨得/唔舍得 (m4 se2 dak1) (Cantonese, colloquial)
- 心疼 (xīnténg)
- 捨不得/舍不得
- 捨勿得/舍勿得 (2so-veq-teq) (Wu)
- 𣍐出得/𫧃出得 (Hokkien)
- 𣍐省得/𫧃省得 (mài-sǎng-dă̤) (Northern Min)
- 毋甘 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 肉痛 (ròutòng) (regional)
- 肉赤 (juk6 cek3) (Cantonese)