吝啬鬼 meaning in English

lìnsèguǐ

miser; penny-pincher

Traditional 吝嗇鬼27 strokes

Meaning of 吝啬鬼

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lìnsèguǐ
  1. miser; penny-pincher

吝啬鬼 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ真zhēn是shì个gè吝lìn啬sè鬼guǐ!
What a miser you are!

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吝 lìn · stingy · 7 strokes

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啬 sè · miserly · 11 strokes

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鬼 guǐ · disembodied spirit · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 吝啬鬼.

酒鬼jiǔguǐdrunkard
魔鬼móguǐdevil
搞鬼gǎoguǐto make mischief; to play tricks
见鬼jiànguǐabsurd; strange
吸血鬼xīxuèguǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
小鬼xiǎoguǐlittle demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child
鬼魂guǐhúnghost
黑鬼hēiguǐblack devil (derogatory term for black or African person)
胆小鬼dǎnxiǎoguǐcoward
鬼混guǐhùnto hang around; to fool around
有鬼yǒuguǐ(fig.) to smell fishy
鬼话guǐhuàlie; false words

Questions about 吝啬鬼

What does 吝啬鬼 mean?

吝啬鬼 (lìnsèguǐ) means "miser; penny-pincher".

How do you write 吝啬鬼?

吝啬鬼 is made of 3 characters: 吝 (7 strokes), 啬 (11 strokes), 鬼 (9 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

How is 吝啬鬼 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 吝啬鬼 is written 吝嗇鬼.