省油

Chinese

		comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province	oil; sly
simp. and trad. (省油)		省	油

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shěngyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² jau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shěngyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengyou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: shěngyóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengyoul
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jɤʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang² jau⁴
  - Yale: sáang yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang² jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sang² yeo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /säːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

Verb

省油

to save oil or fuel
(figuratively) to be easy to deal with

See also

省油的燈／省油的灯
不是省油的燈／不是省油的灯

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