貪便宜 (taam1 pin4 ji4) — to covet; to be greedy (of gain) in Cantonese
taamˉ¹貪pinˎ₄便jiˎ₄宜简 贪便宜
Mandarin Pinyin: tan1 pian2 yi2
Meaning of 貪便宜
adjectiveto covet; to be greedy (of gain)
noungreed for discounts or small gain (spoken)
Example Sentences with 貪便宜
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好taamˉ¹貪pinˎ₄便jiˏ₅宜
He is very keen on getting things cheap.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好taamˉ¹貪pinˎ₄便jiˏ₅宜
Don't be greedy for cheap things.
taamˉ¹貪pinˎ₄便jiˏ₅宜satˍ₆蝕daaiˍ₆大bunˊ²本
Being greedy for cheap things leads to big losses.
taamˉ¹貪pinˎ₄便jiˏ₅宜maaiˏ₅買laanˍ₆爛jeˏ₅嘢
Buying junk because it's cheap.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日taamˉ¹貪pinˎ₄便jiˏ₅宜
He is always looking for bargains.
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