省油的灯

Traditional: 省油的燈

shěng yóu de dēng

Dictionary entry

sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])

What does 省油的灯 mean?

省油的灯 (shěng yóu de dēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])

Character breakdown

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省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal · to omit; to delete; to leave out 油yóuoil · fat 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)灯dēnglamp · light

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How to pronounce 省油的灯

省油的灯

shěng yóu de dēng

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