精打細算 [－－细－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    好緊​張錢​銀​方面​嘅​嘢​，​好​小心​去​計數
    careful calculation and strict budgeting
    • 家庭主婦要識得精打細算。
      家庭主妇要识得精打细算。
      gaa1 ting4 zyu2 fu5 jiu3 sik1 dak1 zing1 daa2 sai3 syun3.
      A housewife should be able to calculate carefully and budget strictly.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    careful calculation and strict budgeting
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2198
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    家庭主妇要识得精打细算。
    家庭主婦要識得精打細算。
    gaa1 ting4 zyu2 fu5 jiu3 sik1 dak1 zing1 daa2 sai3 syun3.
    • A housewife should be able to calculate carefully and budget strictly.