毛絲

Chinese

		hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	silk; thread; trace
trad. (毛絲)		毛	絲
simp. (毛丝)		毛	丝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mâu-si

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mâu-si
    • Tâi-lô: mâu-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mausy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mãu¹³⁻²² si⁴⁴/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 毛絲

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) stingy; miserly

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 吝嗇／吝啬 (lìnsè)
• 小氣／小气 (xiǎoqì)
• 慳吝／悭吝 (qiānlìn) (literary)
• 摳／抠 (kōu)
• 摳門／抠门 (kōumén)
• 窮相／穷相 (qióngxiàng) (literary or regional)
• 鄙吝 (bǐlìn) (literary)