省油 [－－]

Jyutping saang2 jau4
Pinyin shěng yóu

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to save oil or fuel
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这辆车很省油。
    這輛車很省油。
    zhè liàng chē hěn shěng yóu 。
    • This car is very economical on gas.
    • This car is very economical on petrol.
  2. Mandarin
    你也不是省油灯。
    你也不是省油燈。
    nǐ yě bú shi shěng yóu dēng 。
    • You're no prize yourself.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    省油嘅灯
    省油嘅燈
    saang2 jau4 ge3 dang1
    • someone that can be easily dealt with (literally fuel efficient lamp)