手緊 [－紧]

Jyutping sau2 gan2
Pinyin shǒu jǐn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tightfisted
  2. stingy
  3. short of money
  4. hard up
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    現金​不足​；​唔​夠錢​使​；​反義​係​「​手​頭​鬆​」
    running out of money; cash strapped; short of money
    • 我呢排好手緊，可唔可以借啲錢嚟用？
      我呢排好手紧，可唔可以借啲钱嚟用？
      ngo5 ni1 paai2 hou2 sau2 gan2, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ze3 di1 cin2 lai4 jung6?
      I'm short of money these days, so can you lend me some money to use?
  2. 形容詞
    收緊​評分​標準​，​令​考生​難​攞​高分​；​反義​係​「​手​鬆​」
    to tighten the criteria, (of marking or grading) to mark down students' work; to give marks to students' work strictly in accordance with the regulations
    • 呢個教授出名手緊，想喺佢手上攞A真係發夢。
      呢个教授出名手紧，想喺佢手上攞A真系发梦。
      ni1 go3 gaau3 sau6 ceot1 meng2 sau2 gan2, soeng2 hai2 keoi5 sau2 soeng6 lo2 ei1 zan1 hai6 faat3 mung6.
      This professor is famous for his high grading standard, to get an A from his class is like dreaming.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    hard up; short of money
    (syn.) 手頭絚, 手頭緊, 手头紧, 手头𰬌
  2. adj
    tight-fisted; reluctant to spend money
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
  2. 缺錢 – 缺钱
  3. 拮据
  4. 沒錢 – 没钱
  5. 手頭緊 – 手头紧
  6. 缺錢用 – 缺钱用
  7. 手頭拮據 – 手头拮据
  8. 不夠錢用 – 不够钱用
  9. 手太緊張 – 手太紧张
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    手紧
    手緊
    sau2 gan2
    • to have tight criteria of marking, grading
  2. Cantonese
    我呢排好手紧，可唔可以借啲钱嚟用？
    我呢排好手緊，可唔可以借啲錢嚟用？
    ngo5 ni1 paai2 hou2 sau2 gan2, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ze3 di1 cin2 lai4 jung6?
    • I'm short of money these days, so can you lend me some money to use?
  3. Cantonese
    呢个教授出名手紧，想喺佢手上攞A真系发梦。
    呢個教授出名手緊，想喺佢手上攞A真係發夢。
    ni1 go3 gaau3 sau6 ceot1 meng2 sau2 gan2, soeng2 hai2 keoi5 sau2 soeng6 lo2 ei1 zan1 hai6 faat3 mung6.
    • This professor is famous for his high grading standard, to get an A from his class is like dreaming.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他们的手紧紧地攉着工人，而工人每天都被碾压。
    他們的手緊緊地攉着工人，而工人每天都被碾壓。
    tā men de shǒu jǐn jǐn de huō zhe gōng rén ， ér gōng rén měi tiān dōu bèi niǎn yā ．
    • Their hands are tightly flipping the workers, who are crushed every day.