摳門

See also: 抠门

Chinese

dig out (with finger); stingy
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
 
trad. (摳門) 摳 門
simp. (抠门) 抠 门

Etymology

古時候有一個財主，愛財如命。去寺裡燒香看見廟門上刷的金粉，他都要摳了帶走，於是「摳門」就誕生了。由此可見「摳門」並不光彩。 [MSC, trad.]
古时候有一个财主，爱财如命。去寺里烧香看见庙门上刷的金粉，他都要抠了带走，于是「抠门」就诞生了。由此可见「抠门」并不光彩。 [MSC, simp.]
From: 《持續攻堅創效|年輕人「摳」起來真狠》
Gǔshíhòu yǒu yīge cáizhǔ, àicáirúmìng. Qù sìlǐ shāoxiāng kànjiàn miàoménshàng shuāde jīnfěn, tā dōuyào kōule dàizǒu, yúshì “kōumén” jiù dànshēngle. Yóucǐkějiàn “kōumén” bìngbù guāngcǎi. [Pinyin]
In ancient times there was a rich man, who loved riches like his life. When he went inside the temple to burn incense he saw that the door was painted with gold dust, and wished to scrape it off and take it away with him, and so "door-scraper" [stingy] was born. From this it can be seen that being "stingy" is not honorable.
吝嗇到連個門把手都捨不得裝，開門的時候只好用手去摳門縫。 [MSC, trad.]
吝啬到连个门把手都舍不得装，开门的时候只好用手去抠门缝。 [MSC, simp.]
From: 百度百科
Lìnsè dào lián ge ménbǎshǒu dōu shěbùdé zhuāng, kāimén de shíhòu zhǐhǎo yòng shǒu qù kōu ménféng. [Pinyin]
Stingy to the point of being unwilling to install door handles, instead resorting to digging out the door by the crack between it and its frame.

Pronunciation

Adjective

摳門

  1. (colloquial) stingy; miserly; cheap

Synonyms

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