慳吝

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Chinese

stingy stingy
trad. (慳吝)
simp. (悭吝)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (29) (37)
Final () (73) (43)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () II III
Fanqie
Baxter khean linH
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/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kʰăn/ /li̯ĕnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qiān lìn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
haan1 lan6

Adjective

慳吝

  1. (literary) stingy; miserly

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