"penny pincher" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小氣鬼
• 吝嗇的人

Definition

“Penny pincher”指非常節省的人，總是儘量少花錢，有時甚至顯得吝嗇。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式且帶有幽默或批評意味用語。用來形容不願意花錢的人。比“小氣鬼”稍弱，但亦可表示不悅。

Examples

My dad is a penny pincher and never wastes money.

我爸爸是個**小氣鬼**，從不浪費錢。

Tom is known as a penny pincher among his friends.

湯姆在朋友中被認為是個**小氣鬼**。

Don't be such a penny pincher! Let's go out to eat tonight.

別那麼**小氣鬼**！今晚一起出去喫吧。

Sarah's such a penny pincher, she counts every single cent before buying anything.

Sarah是個超級**小氣鬼**，買東西前每一分錢都要算清楚。

You don't have to be a penny pincher to save money, just spend wisely.

存錢不用當**小氣鬼**，只要聰明消費就好。

"Wow, you brought your own food to the movie theater? Total penny pincher move!"

「哇，你竟然帶自己的食物去看電影？太**小氣鬼**了！」