省油灯
Traditional (Taiwan):
省油燈
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well-behaved, easy-to-handle person
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- an oil-saving lamp
- Meaning
- A person who is well-behaved and easy to deal with. Mostly used negatively: '不是省油的灯' means a troublemaker or hard to handle.
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