孤寒度

Chinese

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

Etymology

Probably from 孤寒 (gu1 hon4, “stingy”) +‎ 度 (dok6, “to measure; to ponder”). Alternatively, 鐸/铎 (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

Synonyms

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