麦秆儿吹火，小气麥稈兒吹火，小氣麥稈兒吹火，小氣

blowing on a fire through a wheat straw: small air

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a stingy person who is not generous.
Wordplay: 气 in 小气 (xiǎoqi, stingy) is neutral tone, while 气 (qì) is air or breath; a thin straw gives only a small puff of air.

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Simplified: 麦秆儿吹火，小气
Traditional (Taiwan): 麥稈兒吹火，小氣
Pinyin: màigǎnr chuīhuǒ, xiǎoqì
Bopomofo: ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄢˇㄦㄔㄨㄟㄏㄨㄛˇ，ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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