sẻn

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sẻn

Người bán hàng đó rất sẻn khi cân đường.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Stingy; miserly; parsimonious: The primary meaning of "sẻn" describes a person who is unwilling to spend money or use resources, often to an excessive or unreasonable degree. It implies a lack of generosity.
    • Cheap; penny-pinching: It characterizes a frugal or sparing approach to expenditure that is viewed negatively.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Ông chủ đó rất sẻn. (That boss is very stingy.)
    • Ăn tiêu sẻn. (To spend stingily / To be tight with money.)
    • Đừng có sẻn quá, hãy mua món quà tử tế cho con. (Don't be so cheap, buy a proper gift for your child.)
Advanced Usage
  • "sẻn so": This is a common reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning, translating to "very stingy" or "extremely miserly."
    • Bà ấy sẻn so, chẳng bao giờ đóng góp gì. (She is extremely stingy, never contributing anything.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Hà tiện (adj): This is a close synonym for "sẻn," also meaning stingy or miserly.
  • Keo kiệt (adj): Another strong synonym for stingy, miserly, or niggardly.
Synonyms
  • Stingy: Unwilling to give or spend.
  • Miserly: Like a miser; hoarding wealth.
  • Parsimonious: Unusually frugal.
  • Tightfisted: Not generous with money.
Related Idioms
  • Sẻn xác: An idiom emphasizing extreme stinginess, implying one is stingy even with their own body or basic needs.
    • Cụ ấy sẻn xác, suốt ngày chỉ ăn cơm với muối. (He is incredibly stingy, eating only rice with salt all day.)
sẻn

Người bán hàng đó rất sẻn khi cân đường.

  1. Stingy
    • Ăn tiêu sẻn
      To spend stingily

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