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慳得一蚊得一蚊 (haan1 dak1 jat1 man1 dak1 jat1 man1) — saving money by the dollar in Cantonese

haanˉ¹慳dakˉ¹得jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊dakˉ¹得jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊
简 悭得一蚊得一蚊
Mandarin Pinyin: qian1 de2 yi1 wen2 de2 yi1 wen2

Meaning of 慳得一蚊得一蚊

nounsaving money by the dollar

Characters in 慳得一蚊得一蚊

慳haan1
save; economize | [華] 節省
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
一jat1
one; a; an; the
蚊man1
mosquito; gnat

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