dè xẻn

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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be parsimonious; to be stingy: To be extremely careful and reluctant in spending money or using resources, often to an excessive degree.
   • To save little by little; to economize meticulously: To save or set aside resources through very small, careful amounts over time.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy rất dè xẻn khi chi tiêu cho gia đình. (He is very parsimonious when spending for his family.)
  • Cô ấy dè xẻn từng đồng để mua một món quà cho mẹ. (She saved every last penny to buy a gift for her mother.)
  • Sống dè xẻn giúp họ tiết kiệm được một khoản tiền. (Living frugally helped them save a sum of money.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a careful, calculated, and sometimes excessive approach to saving, beyond simple thriftiness. It can carry a slightly negative connotation of being overly tight-fisted.

Variants and Related Words

• Dè dặt (adj): cautious, reserved, or restrained, often in speech or action, not specifically with money.
• Keo kiệt (adj): miserly, stingy; a stronger, more negative term for being unwilling to spend money.
• Tiết kiệm (v): to save, to economize; a more neutral and common term for saving resources.

Synonyms

• To be stingy: To be unwilling to give or spend.
• To be frugal: To be sparing or economical with resources.
• To be thrifty: To use money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.
• To scrimp: To be very economical or sparing.

Related Idioms

• Dè xẻn từng li từng tí: To be stingy with every little bit; to pinch every penny.
  • Bà ấy dè xẻn từng li từng tí, không bao giờ lãng phí. (She pinches every penny, never wasting anything.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to be parsimonious; to save little by little