孤寒 [－－]

Jyutping gu1 hon4
Pinyin gū hán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. alone and poor
  2. humble
  3. (Cantonese) miserly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​肯將​自己​嘅​嘢​畀​人​或者​分享
    unwilling to give or share what one has; mean; stingy
    • 你咁孤寒㗎，十蚊都唔肯捐！
      你咁孤寒㗎，十蚊都唔肯捐！
      nei5 gam3 gu1 hon4 gaa3, sap6 man1 dou1 m4 hang2 gyun1!
      You won't even donate ten dollars? How stingy!
  2. 近義詞
    鐸叔
  3. 反義詞
    闊佬
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 小氣 – 小气
  2. 吝嗇 – 吝啬
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好咁孤寒啦。
    唔好咁孤寒啦。
    m4 hou3 gam3 gu1 hon4 laa1 。
    • Don't be stingy.
  2. Cantonese
    从前，村里面住咗一个孤寒嘅阿伯。
    從前，村裏面住咗一個孤寒嘅阿伯。
    cung4 cin4 ， cyun1 leoi5 min6 zyu6 zo2 jat1 go3 gu1 hon4 ge3 aa3 baak3 。
    • Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.
  3. Cantonese
    喂，唔好咁孤寒啦。
    喂，唔好咁孤寒啦。
    wai3 ， m4 hou3 gam3 gu1 hon4 laa1 。
    • C'mon man, don't be stingy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢好孤寒，问佢借十蚊都要呓契弟咁呓。
    佢好孤寒，問佢借十蚊都要囈契弟咁囈。
    keoi5 hou2 gu1 hon4, man6 keoi5 ze3 sap6 man1 dou1 jiu3 ngai1 kai3 dai6 gam2 ngai1.
    • He's stingy that you have to beg him even for 10 dollars.
  2. Cantonese
    你连一毫子都唔捐，咁孤寒㗎！
    你連一毫子都唔捐，咁孤寒㗎！
    nei5 lin4 jat1 hou4 zi2 dou1 m4 gyun1, gam3 gu1 hon4 gaa3!
    • 你連一毛也不捐，這麼吝嗇！
    • You won't even donate a penny, how stingy!
  3. Cantonese
    你咁孤寒㗎，十蚊都唔肯捐！
    你咁孤寒㗎，十蚊都唔肯捐！
    nei5 gam3 gu1 hon4 gaa3, sap6 man1 dou1 m4 hang2 gyun1!
    • You won't even donate ten dollars? How stingy!
  4. Cantonese
    你想个孤寒老细加人工？你真系大想头喇。
    你想個孤寒老細加人工？你真係大想頭喇。
    nei5 soeng2 go3 gu1 hon4 lou5 sai3 gaa1 jan4 gung1, nei5 zan1 hai6 daai6 soeng2 tau4 laa3.
    • You want that mean boss to increase your salary ? You are thinking too unrealistically.
  5. Cantonese
    唔好同佢食晏，佢份人好孤寒，净系一味靠黐。
    唔好同佢食晏，佢份人好孤寒，淨係一味靠黐。
    m4 hou2 tung4 keoi5 sik6 aan3, keoi5 fan6 jan4 hou2 gu1 hon4, zing6 hai6 jat1 mei2 kaau3 ci1.
    • Can we please not have lunch with this scrooge? He dines with others only to have them pay the bill.