小器

petty, stingy

ɕ i̯ ɑ ʊ̯ ² ¹ ⁴ ⁻ ² ¹ t͡ɕʰ i ⁵ ¹

adjective Rare #28,765

petty, stingy Describes someone who is narrow-minded or unwilling to share; in some contexts, it can also mean ungenerous with money.

CH: 他太小器了，连一杯咖啡都不愿意请我喝。

EN: He’s so stingy that he isn’t even willing to buy me a cup of coffee.

You're such a cheapskate!

— 英雄本色 (1986)

Girls shouldn’t be so petty.

— 警察故事 (1985)

Don't be so petty.

— 无间道 (2002)

Don't be so stingy.

— 2046 (2004)

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