省油的燈

Chinese

		to save oil or fuel	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	lamp; light
trad. (省油的燈)		省油	的	燈
simp. (省油的灯)		省油	的	灯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shěngyóu de dēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² jau⁴ dik¹ dang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shěngyóu de dēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shěngyóu de̊ deng
    • Wade–Giles: shêng³-yu² tê⁵ têng¹
    • Yale: shěng-yóu de dēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengyou .de deng
    • Palladius: шэнъю дэ дэн (šɛnʺju dɛ dɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ d̥ə³ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang² jau⁴ dik¹ dang¹
    • Yale: sáang yàuh dīk dāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang² jau⁴ dik⁷ dang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang² yeo⁴ dig¹ deng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯²¹ tɪk̚⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

省油的燈

1. (mostly with negative) person who is easy to deal with; person who does not stir up trouble