慳 (haan1) — save; economize | [華] 節省 in Cantonese
haanˉ¹慳简 悭
Mandarin Pinyin: qian1
Meaning of 慳
nounsave; economize | [華] 節省
nounmiserly; stingy; parsimonious
nounlack; be short of; be deficient of
nounthrifty; frugal | [華] 節儉
Example Sentences with 慳
慳返啲時間
to save (back) some time
你慳返啖氣啦!
Save your breath!
haanˉ¹慳diˉ¹啲saiˊ²使
Don't spend so much money!
haanˉ¹慳diˉ¹啲laaˉ¹啦!
Shut up! | Cut it out! | Save your breath!
waiˎ₄為jiu˗₃了haanˉ¹慳cinˎ₄錢，keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹日jatˍ₆日haangˎ₄行louˍ₆路。
To save money, he walks every day.
Words Containing 慳
慳皮haan1 pei2
inexpensive; to save money [華]: 省錢
慳得一蚊得一蚊haan1 dak1 jat1 man1 dak1 jat1 man1
saving money by the dollar
慳電haan1 din6
energy saving [華]: 省電
慳儉haan1 gim6
economical, miserly, stingy, parsimonious
慳家haan1 gaa1
1.) a thrifty person; a frugal person 2.) frugal; thrifty
慳水haan1 seoi2
to save money (lit., "save water")
慳返haan1 faan1
When spoken by itself, this word is used as a form of retort, meaning "saves me the trouble/money of having to..." [華]: 省回 , 省回來
慳電膽haan1 din6 daam2
energy saving light bulb
慳啲啦haan1 di1 laa1
knock it off
慳電燈膽haan1 din6 dang1 daam2
energy efficient light bulbs; energy-saving light bulbs [Syn][粵]慳電膽；[國]省電燈泡
慳啲haan1 di1
shut up
大破慳囊daai6 po3 haan1 nong4
usually frugal person forking out a lot of money for personal or private purposes
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