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省油的燈
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Chinese
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oil
or
fuel
really and truly; aim; clear
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
lamp; light
trad.
(
省油的燈
)
省油
的
燈
simp.
(
省油的灯
)
省油
的
灯
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
shěngyóu de dēng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄥ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
saang
2
jau
4
dik
1
dang
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
shěngyóu de dēng
Zhuyin
:
ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄥ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
shěngyóu de̊ deng
Wade–Giles
:
shêng
3
-yu
2
tê
5
têng
1
Yale
:
shěng-yóu de dēng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
sheengyou .de deng
Palladius
:
шэнъю дэ дэн
(šɛnʺju dɛ dɛn)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ d̥ə³ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
saang
2
jau
4
dik
1
dang
1
Yale
:
sáang yàuh d
ī
k d
ā
ng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
saang
2
jau
4
dik
7
dang
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
sang
2
yeo
4
dig
1
deng
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/saːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯
²¹
tɪk̚⁵ tɐŋ
⁵⁵
/
Noun
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省油的燈
(
mostly with negative
)
person who is easy to
deal with
; person who does not
stir up
trouble