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吝啬

Traditional (Taiwan): 吝嗇

lìnsè ㄌㄧㄣˋ ㄙㄜˋ

    • stingy mean miserly

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 悭吝 qiānlìn
    • 悭吝成性 habitually stingy
    • 悭吝刻薄 stingy and mean
  • 小气 xiǎoqì
    • 小气鬼 miser
    • 待人小气 be stingy with others

Antonyms 反义词

  • 大方 dàfang
  • 慷慨 kāngkǎi
    • 慷慨相助 generously help out
    • 慷慨解囊 generously open one's purse

Telling them apart

吝啬 is written-style and means unwilling to part with one's things for others. 悭吝 is also literary and stresses excessive, unreasonable hoarding. 小气 is colloquial and suggests pettiness and haggling over small matters.

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