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慳
皮
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悭
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Jyutping
haan1 pei2
Pinyin
qiān pí
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
to be savvy (with money)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
形容詞
唔用多餘嘅嘢,用最少嘅時間、錢、資源,略帶貶義
stingy; miserly; tight-fisted; mean
佢咁有錢,使乜咁慳皮啊?
佢咁有钱,使乜咁悭皮啊?
keoi5 gam3 jau5 cin2, sai2 mat1 gam3 haan1 pei2 aa3?
He is so rich but why is he so mean?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, Cantonese
to be frugal; to economize
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
省錢 – 省钱
節省 – 节省
節約 – 节约
經濟 – 经济
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
悭皮
慳皮
haan1 pei2
to save cost
Cantonese
佢咁有钱,使乜咁悭皮啊?
佢咁有錢,使乜咁慳皮啊?
keoi5 gam3 jau5 cin2, sai2 mat1 gam3 haan1 pei2 aa3?
He is so rich but why is he so mean?