嗇 [啬]

Jyutping sik1
Pinyin sè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. stingy
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. stingy/stopped up
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    用少​啲​；​慳
    to save; to consume less
    • 吝嗇
      吝啬
      leon6 sik1
      mean; stingy
    • 嗇己奉公
      啬己奉公
      sik1 gei2 fung6 gung1
      to spend less on one's own for public welfare
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Original form of 穡／穑 (sè).
  2. character
    miserly; thrifty; stingy
  3. character, obsolete
    to cherish
  4. character, obsolete
    to save; to conserve; to not waste
  5. character, obsolete
    to covet
  6. character
    a surname
  7. character, obsolete
    to lack; to be insufficient
  8. character, rare
    to have a poor harvest
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. miserly, thrifty, stingy
  2. stopped up, constipated
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    GCWR
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    GOWR
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你真是个吝啬鬼！
    你真是個吝嗇鬼！
    nǐ zhēn shi gè lìn sè guǐ ！
    • What a miser you are!
  2. Mandarin
    他非常吝啬。
    他非常吝嗇。
    tā fēi cháng lìn sè 。
    • He is very stingy with his money.
    • He's very stingy.
  3. Mandarin
    玛莉不喜欢跟汤姆一样吝啬的男人。
    瑪莉不喜歡跟湯姆一樣吝嗇的男人。
    mǎ lì bù xǐ huan gēn tāng mǔ yī yàng lìn sè de nán rén 。
    • Mary doesn't like men who are stingy like Tom.
  4. Mandarin
    你这个吝啬的老头。
    你這個吝嗇的老頭。
    nǐ zhè ge lìn sè de lǎo tóu 。
    • You're a mean old man.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啬色园黄大仙祠系可以签发结婚证书嘅道教庙宇。
    嗇色園黃大仙祠係可以簽發結婚證書嘅道教廟宇。
    sik1 sik1 jyun4 wong4 daai6 sin1 ci4 hai6 ho2 ji5 cim1 faat3 git3 fan1 zing3 syu1 ge3 dou6 gaau3 miu6 jyu5.
    • Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is a Taoist temple that can issue marriage certificates.
  2. Cantonese
    吝啬
    吝嗇
    leon6 sik1
    • mean; stingy
    • stingy
  3. Cantonese
    啬己奉公
    嗇己奉公
    sik1 gei2 fung6 gung1
    • to spend less on one's own for public welfare