貽順哥
Chinese
bequeath | to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable |
elder brother | ||
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trad. (貽順哥) | 貽 | 順 | 哥 | |
simp. (贻顺哥) | 贻 | 顺 | 哥 |
Etymology
From the miserly protagonist 馬貽順/马贻顺 (Mā Ì-sông) in the Min opera 《貽順哥燭蒂》/《贻顺哥烛蒂》 (Ì-sông-gŏ̤ cióh-dé). Compare English scrooge, also from the name of a miserly protagonist.
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Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 吝嗇鬼 (“miser; penny pincher”) [map]
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