摳門

See also: 抠门

Chinese

		dig out (with finger); stingy	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (摳門)		摳	門
simp. (抠门)		抠	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōumén

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau¹ mun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōumén
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: koumén
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou¹-mên²
    • Yale: kōu-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koumen
    • Palladius: коумэнь (koumɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (摳門兒／抠门儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōuménr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kouménr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou¹-mên²-ʼrh
    • Yale: kōu-ménr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koumel
    • Palladius: коумэньр (koumɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau¹ mun⁴
    • Yale: kāu mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau¹ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo¹ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

Adjective

摳門

1. (colloquial) stingy; miserly; cheap

Synonyms

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• 吝嗇／吝啬 (lìnsè)
• 小氣／小气 (xiǎoqì)
• 慳吝／悭吝 (qiānlìn) (literary)
• 摳／抠 (kōu)
• 窮相／穷相 (qióngxiàng) (literary or regional)
• 鄙吝 (bǐlìn) (literary)