貽順哥

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Chinese

bequeath
to obey; to follow; to arrange
to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable
 
elder brother
trad. (貽順哥)
simp. (贻顺哥)

Etymology

From the miserly protagonist 馬貽順 / 马贻顺 (Mā Ì-sông) in the Min opera 貽順哥燭蒂 / 贻顺哥烛蒂 (Ì-sông-gŏ̤ cióh-dé). Compare English scrooge, also from the name of a miserly protagonist.

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Noun

貽順哥

  1. (Eastern Min) scrooge; miser

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