省油的燈

Chinese

		to save 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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shěngyóu de dēng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄉㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² jau⁴ dik¹ dang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shěngyóu de dēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄉㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shěngyóu de̊ deng
  - Wade–Giles: shêng³-yu² tê⁵ têng¹
  - 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: saang² jau⁴ dik¹ dang¹
  - Yale: sáang yàuh dīk dāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang² jau⁴ dik⁷ dang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sang² yeo⁴ dig¹ deng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯²¹ tɪk̚⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

省油的燈

(mostly with negative) person who is easy to deal with; person who does not stir up trouble

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