孤寒度

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Chinese

stingy to measure; to ponder
trad. (孤寒度) 孤寒
simp. #(孤寒度) 孤寒
alternative forms 孤寒鐸孤寒铎

Etymology

Probably from 孤寒 (gu1 hon4, stingy) +‎ (dok6, to measure; to ponder). Alternatively, (dok6) may be the name of a miser (Bai, 2003); compare English scrooge < Ebenezer Scrooge, Eastern Min 貽順哥贻顺哥 (ì-sông-gŏ̤) < 馬貽順马贻顺 (Mā Ì-sông).

Pronunciation


Noun

孤寒度

  1. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) miser; cheapskate; scrooge

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