Chinese symbol for “miser”
小气鬼
xiǎo qì guǐ
Traditional: 小氣鬼
miser; penny-pincher
The closest CC-CEDICT match for miser is 小气鬼 (xiǎo qì guǐ), defined as: miser; penny-pincher.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “miser”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 守财奴 (守財奴) | shǒu cái nú | miser; scrooge |
| 吝啬鬼 (吝嗇鬼) | lìn sè guǐ | miser; penny-pincher |
| 财迷 (財迷) | cái mí | money grubber; miser |
| 老抠 (老摳) | lǎo kōu | penny-pincher; miser |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 小气鬼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小时 (小時) | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 小学 (小學) | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 小组 (小組) | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; 个 (gè) |
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 魔鬼 | mó guǐ | devil |
See also: Japanese symbol for “miser”.
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