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Chinese
Etymology
- “cheapstake; scrooge”
- First part of the xiehouyu 鐵公雞——一毛不拔／铁公鸡——一毛不拔 (literally “iron rooster—not a feather to pluck”).
- “fist fight”
- From the title of a Qing opera about the Taiping Rebellion which involved many fighting scenes.
Pronunciation
Noun
鐵公雞
- (xiehouyu, figurative) cheapskate; scrooge (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
搞了半天，謝師宴是請我來這個小麪店吃東西呀！你真是個鐵公雞，那不是便宜你了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
搞了半天，谢师宴是请我来这个小面店吃东西呀！你真是个铁公鸡，那不是便宜你了吗？ [MSC, simp.]- From: 2010, 馬翠蘿, 《星月童話·遇上百分百王子》, page 132
- Gǎo le bàntiān, xièshīyàn shì qǐng wǒ lái zhège xiǎo 麵diàn chī dōngxi ya! Nǐ zhēn shì ge tiěgōngjī, nà bùshì piányi nǐ le ma?
- After all this, you're just going to treat me to something at this small noodle shop as the teacher appreciation banquet! You're such a cheapskate. Isn't this letting you off too easily?
- (chiefly Singapore) fist fight
- 上演鐵公雞／上演铁公鸡 ― shàngyǎn tiěgōngjī ― to have a fist fight
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
吝嗇鬼 (“miser; penny pincher”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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吝嗇鬼, 小氣鬼, 鐵公雞
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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貧摳兒, 摳門兒, 小摳兒, 死摳兒, 小氣鬼, 嗇刻鬼, 嗇殼子, 鐵公雞
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| Taiwan
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吝嗇鬼, 小氣鬼, 鐵公雞, 守財奴
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| Langfang
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小摳兒
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| Chengde
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老摳兒
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| Chifeng
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吝嗇鬼, 小摳兒
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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看財奴, 小摳兒
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| Heihe
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吝嗇鬼, 小店兒
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| Qiqihar
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吝嗇鬼
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| Harbin
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吝嗇鬼, 小摳兒, 小氣鬼, 窮頭
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| Jiamusi
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吝嗇鬼, 小摳兒, 小店兒
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| Baicheng
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吝嗇鬼, 小摳
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| Changchun
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吝嗇鬼, 小摳兒
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| Tonghua
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小摳兒
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| Shenyang
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吝嗇鬼, 小摳兒
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| Jinzhou
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吝嗇鬼, 看財奴, 小摳兒
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| Malaysia
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吝嗇鬼
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| Singapore
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吝嗇鬼
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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窮摳兒, 老錢包兒
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| Tangshan
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老摳, 摳惜, 摳吸鬼兒
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| Cangzhou
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吝嗇鬼, 老細絲, 摳兒
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| Baoding
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看財奴, 守財奴
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| Shijiazhuang
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老摳兒
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| Lijin
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小氣鬼, 死摳
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| Jinan
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小氣鬼, 看財奴, 鐵公雞
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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小摳兒
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| Dandong
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吝嗇鬼
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| Yantai
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小氣鬼兒
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| Yantai (Muping)
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小摳摳兒
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| Qingdao
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小氣鬼, 老割
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| Zhucheng
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玍古蛋子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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小摳兒, 摳癟嗇, 鐵公雞, 琉璃公雞蘸皮膠, 看財奴, 老摳
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| Lingbao
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吝嗇鬼
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| Jining
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小氣鬼, 甲魚頭
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| Daming
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老摳兒
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| Wanrong
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小氣鬼, 鐵公雞
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| Linfen
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仔細佬鬼
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| Shangqiu
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吝嗇鬼, 老尖頭, 老摳兒
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| Yuanyang
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摳兒, 小氣
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| Zhengzhou
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老摳兒, 鐵公雞
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| Xinyang
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嗇條
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| Baihe
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吝嗇鬼, 嗇皮
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| Xi'an
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吝嗇鬼, 嗇皮, 嗇皮甲甲子, 鐵公雞
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| Baoji
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嗇皮
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| Tianshui
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小氣鬼
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| Xining
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小氣鬼, 摳皮蟲兒, 老摳, 摳摳
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| Xuzhou
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搜摳兒, 搜屄摳兒, 小氣鬼兒, 小氣鬼, 小摳兒, 肉頭
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| Fuyang
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吝嗇鬼
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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小氣毛, 嗇鱉
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| Lanzhou
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嗇子皮, 鐵公雞, 嗇皮鬼, 小氣鬼
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| Dunhuang
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嗇皮, 嗇鬼, 冰草根
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| Hami
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嗇皮, 毬皮, 小氣鬼
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| Ürümqi
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窮倯鬼, 小氣鬼, 嗇皮鬼, 嗇皮, 老嗇皮, 老摳兒
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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嗇夾子, 嗇家子, 苟夾夾, 吝嗇鬼, 老坎, 老牛筋
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| Nanchong
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吝嗇鬼
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| Dazhou
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夾
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| Hanyuan
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老牛筋, 嗇洽子
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| Xichang
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吝嗇鬼
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| Zigong
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吝嗇鬼, 老慳, 嗇皮鬼
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| Chongqing
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吝嗇鬼, 鐵雞娃兒, 財狗, 夾, 逗角兒
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| Wuhan
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吝嗇鬼, 小氣鬼, 慳蛋
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| Yichang
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吝嗇鬼, 小氣鬼
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| Xiangyang
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嗇家鬼, 小氣鬼
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| Tianmen
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吝嗇鬼, 小氣鬼
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| Guiyang
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夾摳客, 夾殼核桃, 摳摳客, 摳神, 財迷, 老財迷
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| Zunyi
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夾殼兒
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| Bijie
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夾摳老者, 財迷
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| Liping
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吝嗇鬼
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| Zhaotong
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小氣鬼
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| Dali
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尖鉤鉤, 尖鉤子
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| Kunming
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吝嗇鬼, 小氣鬼
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| Mengzi
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小氣鬼
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| Guilin
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小氣鬼
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| Liuzhou
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小氣鬼, 沙屁股, 鐵公雞
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| Jishou
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錐子婆, 過勁婆
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| Changde
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小氣鬼
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| Hanzhong
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吝嗇鬼, 嗇皮
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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小氣鬼, 嗇摳, 嗇皮乾兒, 嗇乾兒, 嗇兒鬼, 摳頭兒
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| Yangzhou
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小氣鬼子, 嗇刻鬼, 嗇巴子, 嗇屄苛子
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| Lianyungang
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吝嗇鬼, 小氣鬼, 肉頭
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| Lianshui
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小氣鬼
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| Nantong
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鐵公雞, 小氣鬼, 小氣鬼兒
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| Anqing
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小氣鬼
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| Wuhu
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摳巴生
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| Hefei
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吝嗇鬼, 小氣鬼, 摳巴精
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| Hong'an
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小氣鬼
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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度縮, 孤寒度, 孤寒種, 孤寒鬼, 算死草, 阿隔, 鐵沙梨, 知微友, 知慎友
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| Hong Kong
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度縮, 孤寒度, 孤寒種, 孤寒鬼, 算死草
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| Dongguan
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度縮, 孤寒種, 孤寒蟲, 孤寒鬼
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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嗇鬼, 嗇屄
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| Lichuan
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慳吝鬼
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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齧鬼, 淒老鬼, 吝嗇鬼
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| Xingning
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孤寒鬼
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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孤寒佬, 孤寒鬼, 孤寒度, 孤寒搭度, 孤寒種, 蔑屑鬼
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| Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
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孤寒佬
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| Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
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孤寒佬
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| Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
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孤寒佬
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| Huidong (Daling)
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小氣鬼
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| Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
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孤寒佬
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| Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
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孤寒佬
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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孤寒鬼, 孤寒佬
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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孤寒種
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| Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
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孤寒佬
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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孤寒佬
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| Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
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寒酸佬
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| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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孤寒鬼
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| Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
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小蔑鬼
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| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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小蔑鬼
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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齧察鬼
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| Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
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孤寒佬
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| Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
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孤寒鬼
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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小氣鬼
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| Changting
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齧察鬼
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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齧察貨
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| Yudu
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齧察鬼
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| Ruijin
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齧察鬼, 鼻血鬼
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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惡蛆
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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齧鬼, 齧察鬼, 錢桊仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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齧鬼, 齧察鬼, 錢桊仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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齧鬼, 齧察鬼, 錢桊仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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齧鬼, 齧察鬼, 錢桊
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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齧鬼, 齧察鬼, 錢桊仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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虯鬼, 錢桊
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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小毛鬼, 小氣鬼, 鐵公雞
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| Shexian
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小氣鬼, 小米鬼
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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圪沁頭, 圪噙頭, 圪縮鬼, 小氣鬼, 看財奴, 窟綠圪蛋
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| Yangyuan
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吝嗇鬼, 老摳
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| Datong
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吝嗇鬼
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| Xinzhou
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把家猴, 看財奴兒
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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精骨子, 財迷精
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| Changzhi
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摳摳手, 老財迷
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| Linhe
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小氣鬼, 憋腦, 缺頭
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| Jining
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吝嗇鬼
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| Hohhot
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老缺頭
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| Erenhot
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小氣鬼
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| Pingshan
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老惜絲
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| Zhangjiakou
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吝嗇鬼, 老摳
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| Handan
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老摳兒, 小氣
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| Suide
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嗇皮, 老摳兒
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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嗇鄙鬼
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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貽順哥, 奸狡利, 十絕哥
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| Fuqing
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小氣鬼, 貽順哥
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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枵鬼儂, 貓𡳞儂 vulgar, 㾀屎儂 vulgar
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| Quanzhou
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枵鬼儂
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| Jinjiang
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㾀屎客 vulgar
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| Yongchun
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鱉囝
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| Zhangzhou
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枵鬼儂
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| Tainan
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竭仔哥, 竭仔頭, 凍霜仔鬼, 錢奴才
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| Shantou
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鹹澀鬼
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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鹹澀鬼
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| Jieyang
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鹹澀佬, 鼠鬼相
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| Leizhou
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刺麻傍
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| Haikou
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鹹澀鬼
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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牛螕, 馬貽順, 石骹桶, 財主鬼
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| Xianyou
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牛螕, 石骹桶, 鐵粗桸, 財主鬼
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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小氣鬼
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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小氣鬼, 密屑鬼, 刮皮鬼, 鐵公雞, 老刮鏟
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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小氣精
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| Suzhou
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掐煞鬼, 嗇客
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| Danyang
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嗇掐鬼, 小氣鬼
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| Hangzhou
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小氣鬼, 小氣鬼兒, 精馬鬼兒, 鐵公雞
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| Ningbo
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小氣屄, 刮皮鬼
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| Wenzhou
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小氣屄, 貓兒屄, 貓屄客, 臭皮蛋
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| Jinhua
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小氣鬼, 刻嗇鬼
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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摳鬼
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| Loudi
|
小相鬼
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