守财奴 守財奴
守财奴 守財奴 shǒu cái nú ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄋㄨˊ sau2 coi4 nou4
- miser
- scrooge
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守
- 保守 bǎo shǒu ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ bou2 sau2 conservative
- 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ gin1 sau2 to hold fast to
- 守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 to wait for
- 守护 守護 shǒu hù ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨˋ sau2 wu6 to guard
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
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- 遵守 zūn shǒu ㄗㄨㄣ ㄕㄡˇ zeon1 sau2 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- 防守 fáng shǒu ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ fong4 sau2 to defend
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 信守 xìn shǒu ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ seon3 sau2 to abide by
- 值守 zhí shǒu ㄓˊ ㄕㄡˇ zik6 sau2 (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things
- 严守 嚴守 yán shǒu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jim4 sau2 to strictly maintain
- 困守 kùn shǒu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ kwan3 sau2 to stand a siege
- 固守 gù shǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ gu3 sau2 to strongly defend one's position
- 太守 tài shǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ taai3 sau2 governor of a province
- 失守 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
- 守住 shǒu zhu ㄕㄡˇ ˙ㄓㄨ sau2 zyu6 to hold on to
- 守信 shǒu xìn ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ sau2 seon3 to keep promises
- 守备 守備 shǒu bèi ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄟˋ sau2 bei6 to garrison
- 守兵 shǒu bīng ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄥ sau2 bing1 guard
- 守分 shǒu fèn ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ sau2 fan6 to abide by the law
财 財
- 理财 理財 lǐ cái ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ lei5 coi4 to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
- 发财 發財 fā cái ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ faat3 coi4 to get rich
- 财力 財力 cái lì ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧˋ coi4 lik6 financial resources
- 财务 財務 cái wù ㄘㄞˊ ㄨˋ coi4 mou6 financial affairs; finance
- 财团 財團 cái tuán ㄘㄞˊ ㄊㄨㄢˊ coi4 tyun4 financial group
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- 财富 財富 cái fù ㄘㄞˊ ㄈㄨˋ coi4 fu3 wealth
- 财政 財政 cái zhèng ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄥˋ coi4 zing3 public finance; government finance
- 财物 財物 cái wù ㄘㄞˊ ㄨˋ coi4 mat6 property
- 财产 財產 cái chǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄔㄢˇ coi4 caan2 property
- 财经 財經 cái jīng ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄥ coi4 ging1 finance and economics
- 钱财 錢財 qián cái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ cin4 coi4 wealth
- 中财 中財 Zhōng Cái ㄓㄨㄥ ㄘㄞˊ zung1 coi4 Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing (abbr. for 中央财经大学)
- 善财 善財 shàn cái ㄕㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ sin6 coi4 to cherish wealth
- 央财 央財 Yāng Cái ㄧㄤ ㄘㄞˊ joeng1 coi4 Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
- 爱财 愛財 ài cái ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ oi3 coi4 avaricious
- 拚财 拚財 pàn cái ㄆㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ pun3 coi4 to make rash speculations
- 招财 招財 zhāo cái ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ ziu1 coi4 lit. inviting wealth
- 敛财 斂財 liǎn cái ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˊ lim5 coi4 to accumulate wealth
- 横财 橫財 hèng cái ㄏㄥˋ ㄘㄞˊ waang4 coi4 easy money
- 浮财 浮財 fú cái ㄈㄨˊ ㄘㄞˊ fau4 coi4 movable property
奴
- 奴隶 奴隸 nú lì ㄋㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ nou4 dai6 slave
- 冷奴 lěng nú ㄌㄥˇ ㄋㄨˊ laang5 nou4 silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
- 匈奴 Xiōng nú ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄨˊ hung1 nou4 Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
- 卡奴 kǎ nú ㄎㄚˇ ㄋㄨˊ kaa1 nou4 a slave to one's credit card
- 奴仆 奴僕 nú pú ㄋㄨˊ ㄆㄨˊ nou4 buk6 servant
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- 奴化 nú huà ㄋㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nou4 faa3 to enslave; to subjugate
- 奴婢 nú bì ㄋㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ nou4 pei5 slave servant
- 奴家 nú jiā ㄋㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ nou4 gaa1 (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)
- 奴工 nú gōng ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ nou4 gung1 slave labor
- 奴役 nú yì ㄋㄨˊ ㄧˋ nou4 jik6 to enslave
- 奴性 nú xìng ㄋㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ nou4 sing3 servility; doormat mentality
- 奴才 nú cai ㄋㄨˊ ˙ㄘㄞ nou4 coi4 slave
- 孩奴 hái nú ㄏㄞˊ ㄋㄨˊ haai4 nou4 "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs
- 家奴 jiā nú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄨˊ gaa1 nou4 domestic slave
- 爱奴 愛奴 Ài nú ㄞˋ ㄋㄨˊ oi3 nou4 see 阿伊努
- 房奴 fáng nú ㄈㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ fong4 nou4 a slave to one's mortgage
- 白奴 bái nú ㄅㄞˊ ㄋㄨˊ baak6 nou4 white slave
- 耕奴 gēng nú ㄍㄥ ㄋㄨˊ gaang1 nou4 agricultural slave
- 证奴 證奴 zhèng nú ㄓㄥˋ ㄋㄨˊ zing3 nou4 "a slave to certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable
- 猫奴 貓奴 māo nú ㄇㄠ ㄋㄨˊ maau1 nou4 cat owner (neologism c. 2013, jocular)
Idioms with these characters
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
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- 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ wan4 bat1 sau2 se3 to be preoccupied (idiom)
- 墨守成规 墨守成規 mò shǒu chéng guī ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
- 神不守舍 shén bù shǒu shè ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ san4 bat1 sau2 se2 (idiom) absentminded; dazed; distracted
- 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- 守土有责 守土有責 shǒu tǔ yǒu zé ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ sau2 tou2 jau5 zaak3 duty to defend the country (idiom)
- 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ sau2 mong6 soeng1 zo6 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 爱财如命 愛財如命 ài cái rú mìng ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ oi3 coi4 jyu4 ming6 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
- 财迷心窍 財迷心竅 cái mí xīn qiào ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋ coi4 mai4 sam1 hiu3 mad about money (idiom)
- 财源滚滚 財源滾滾 cái yuán gǔn gǔn ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄣˇ coi4 jyun4 gwan2 gwan2 profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)
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- 和气生财 和氣生財 hé qì shēng cái ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄘㄞˊ wo4 hei3 sang1 coi4 (idiom) amiability makes you rich
- 酒色财气 酒色財氣 jiǔ sè cái qì ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄑㄧˋ zau2 sik1 coi4 hei3 wine, sex, avarice and temper (idiom); four cardinal vices
- 劳民伤财 勞民傷財 láo mín shāng cái ㄌㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄤ ㄘㄞˊ lou4 man4 soeng1 coi4 (idiom) to waste both manpower and resources
- 民穷财尽 民窮財盡 mín qióng cái jìn ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ man4 kung4 coi4 zeon6 the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy
- 谋财害命 謀財害命 móu cái hài mìng ㄇㄡˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ mau4 coi4 hoi6 meng6 to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
- 破财免灾 破財免災 pò cái miǎn zāi ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄞ po3 coi4 min5 zoi1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
- 人财两空 人財兩空 rén cái liǎng kōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥ jan4 coi4 loeng5 hung1 (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially
- 耕当问奴 耕當問奴 gēng dāng wèn nú ㄍㄥ ㄉㄤ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨˊ gaang1 dong1 man6 nou4 if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
Example sentences
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别 別 当 當 守财奴 守財奴 ！
Don't be a penny-pincher.
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这个 這個 守财奴 守財奴 打开 打開 了 盒子 ， 发现 發現 他 的 钱 錢 被 偷 了 。
The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
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守财奴 守財奴 积聚 積聚 钱财 錢財 不是 因为 因為 他 谨慎 謹慎 ， 而是 因为 因為 他 贪婪 貪婪 。
A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
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