度縮

Chinese

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Etymology

Probably from 度 (dok⁶, “to measure; to ponder”) +‎ 縮／缩 (suk¹, “to withdraw; to reduce”). Alternatively, it may come from 鐸／铎 (dok⁶, “the name of a miser”) +‎ 叔 (suk¹, “uncle”) (Bai, 2003); compare English scrooge < Ebenezer Scrooge, Min Dong 貽順哥／贻顺哥 (ì-sông-gŏ̤) < 馬貽順／马贻顺 (Mā Ì-sông).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): dok⁶ suk¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dok⁶ suk¹
  - Yale: dohk sūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dok⁹ suk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: dog⁶ sug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːk̚² sʊk̚⁵/

Adjective

度縮

(Cantonese) stingy; miserly

Synonyms

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Noun

度縮

(Cantonese) miser; scrooge; cheapskate

Synonyms

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