慳 [悭]

Jyutping han1
Pinyin qiān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. stingy/to save/thrifty/frugal/to be short of/to be deficient of

慳 [悭]

Jyutping haan1
Pinyin qiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. stingy
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. stingy/to save/thrifty/frugal/to be short of/to be deficient of
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​作多​餘​嘅​支出​；​節儉
    frugal; thrifty; economical
    • 今個月開始減薪，你要慳啲喇！
      今个月开始减薪，你要悭啲喇！
      gam1 go3 jyut6 hoi1 ci2 gaam2 san1, nei5 jiu3 haan1 di1 laa3!
      Pay cut starts this month. You'll have to live within your means.
    • 少少錢啫，唔使咁慳喎！
      少少钱啫，唔使咁悭㖞！
      siu2 siu2 cin2 ze1, m4 sai2 gam3 haan1 wo3!
      It's just spare change, don't be a cheapskate!
    • 佢好慳㗎，買乜都要格過價先㗎。
      佢好悭㗎，买乜都要格过价先㗎。
      keoi5 hou2 haan1 gaa3, mai5 mat1 dou1 jiu3 gaak3 gwo3 gaa3 sin1 gaa3.
      He is so frugal and thrifty. He always checks with several places to get the best deal whenever he needs to buy something.
  2. 動詞
    唔​浪費​，​唔​嘥​嘢​，​盡量​用少​啲​時間​、​錢​、​資源
    to conserve; to save; to be frugal; to practise thrift
    • 慳錢
      悭钱
      haan1 cin2
      frugal spending; to save money
    • 慳電
      悭电
      haan1 din6
      to conserve electricity
    • 慳水
      悭水
      haan1 seoi2
      to save water
    • 慳力
      悭力
      haan1 lik6
      to conserve one's energy
  3. 反義詞
    嘥
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    stingy person; miser
  2. character, Cantonese
    to save; to economize
    • 慳錢
      悭钱
      haan1 cin2
      frugal spending; to save money
    • 慳水
      悭水
      haan1 seoi2
      to save water
    • 唔好咁慳啦。
      唔好咁悭啦。
      m4 hou2 gam3 haan1 laa1.
      Don't try so much to economize.
  3. character
    stingy; miserly
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. miserly, parsimonious, stingy
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    PLEG
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    PSEG
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 省
  2. 省儉 – 省俭
  3. 節省 – 节省
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你搭巴士去嘅话，可以悭返三分二时间。
    你搭巴士去嘅話，可以慳返三分二時間。
    nei5 daap3 baa1 si2 heoi3 ge3 waa2 ， ho2 ji5 haan1 faan1 saam1 fan1 ji6 si4 gaan3 。
    • If you go by bus, you can get there in about one-third of the time.
  2. Cantonese
    佢份人讲得好听啲就系知悭识俭。
    佢份人講得好聽啲就係知慳識儉。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 gong2 dak1 hou2 teng1 di1 zau6 hai6 zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6 。
    • He is frugal, to say the least of it.
  3. Cantonese
    佢悭到连茶包都要用三次先舍得抌。
    佢慳到連茶包都要用三次先捨得抌。
    keoi5 haan1 dou3 lin4 caa4 baau1 dou1 jiu3 jung6 saam1 ci3 sin1 se2 dak1 dam2 。
    • She's so cheap that she uses tea bags three times before she throws them away.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿强为咗悭钱，餐餐食白面包充饥。
    阿強為咗慳錢，餐餐食白麪包充饑。
    aa3 koeng4 wai6 zo2 haan1 cin2, caan1 caan1 sik6 baak6 min6 baau1 cung1 gei1.
    • Keung takes white bread as meals to save money.
  2. Cantonese
    哎吔唔记得有分段嘟可以悭返三蚊。
    哎吔唔記得有分段嘟可以慳返三蚊。
    ai1 jaa3 m4 gei3 dak1 jau5 fan1 dyun6 dut1 ho2 ji5 haan1 faan1 saam1 man1.
    • Oh I forgot to pay section fare, which is 3 dollars cheaper.
  3. Cantonese
    悭电胆嘅寿命长过钨丝灯胆唔少，有助保护环境。
    慳電膽嘅壽命長過鎢絲燈膽唔少，有助保護環境。
    haan1 din6 daam2 ge3 sau6 ming6 coeng4 gwo3 wu1 si1 dang1 daam2 m4 siu2, jau5 zo6 bou2 wu6 waan4 ging2.
    • A CFL lasts longer than an incandescent bulb; this helps protect the environment.
  4. Cantonese
    我上个月使钱使凸咗好多，所以今个月要悭啲。
    我上個月使錢使凸咗好多，所以今個月要慳啲。
    ngo5 soeng5 go3 jyut6 sai2 cin2 sai2 dat6 zo2 hou2 do1, so2 ji5 gam1 go3 jyut6 jiu3 haan1 di1.
    • I spent too much money last month, so I need to be more thrifty this month.
  5. Cantonese
    我近年买电子书多，悭位啲吖嘛。
    我近年買電子書多，慳位啲吖嘛。
    ngo5 gan6 nin4 maai5 din6 zi2 syu1 do1, haan1 wai2 di1 aa1 maa3.
    • I have bought more e-books in recent years. It saves a lot of space.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    我赞成同工不同酬，但机构成个lump sum嘅人工唔可以少，即是唔系要嚟畀机构悭钱。
    我贊成同工不同酬，但機構成個lump sum嘅人工唔可以少，即是唔係要嚟畀機構慳錢。
    yue:我贊成同工不同酬，但機構成個lump sum嘅人工唔可以少，即是唔係要嚟畀機構慳錢。
  2. Cantonese
    嘈咩吖，有佢讲冇人讲，拗嚟盏嘥气！悭返啖气好过。
    嘈咩吖，有佢講冇人講，拗嚟盞嘥氣！慳返啖氣好過。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    悭钱
    慳錢
    haan1 cin2
    • to save money
  2. Cantonese
    悭水
    慳水
    haan1 seoi2
    • to conserve water
  3. Cantonese
    唔好咁悭啦。
    唔好咁慳啦。
    m4 hou2 gam3 haan1 laa1.
    • Don't try so much to economize.