慳吝

Chinese

stingy stingy
trad. (慳吝) 慳 吝
simp. (悭吝) 悭 吝

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 慳 吝
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 溪 (29) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 山 (73) 眞 (43)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II III
Fanqie 苦閑切 良刃切
Baxter khean ljinH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰˠɛn/ /liɪnH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰᵚæn/ /linH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰæn/ /ljenH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰəɨn/ /linH/
Li
Rong
/kʰɛn/ /liĕnH/
Wang
Li
/kʰæn/ /lĭĕnH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰăn/ /li̯ĕnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qiān lìn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
haan1 lan6

Adjective

慳吝

  1. (literary) stingy; miserly

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 慳吝苦剋/悭吝苦克
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