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Change log entry 79038
Processed by: richwarm (2023-08-14 01:49:28 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 71347 >>
This character has a host of other meanings not already included in the MDBG dictionary, according to the hanyu da zidian, found here: https://chardb.iis.sinica.edu.tw/char/8216
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Editor: For practical purposes (other than reading 1600-year-old texts), "stingy" seems to be adequate as a definition.

Here's some typical usage – "stingy" is the meaning in each case.
她都不吝時間的接聽。
他也不吝借給音樂家使用。
但許多父母都不吝讓孩子接種。
每個人都不吝於發言表示她的看法。
我希望她不要吝嗇自己學習所得,能跟其他同學分享。
但是明美在得知真相後,仍不吝惜繼續釋出關懷,倒令我有更深一層的感受。
毫不吝惜地傾囊相授。
Diff:
- 吝 吝 [lin4] /stingy/
# + 吝 吝 [lin4] /stingy/mean/miserly/remorse/repentance/to regret/to be sorry that/disgrace/shame/humiliation/(a feeling of) shame/
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# Editor:
+ 吝 吝 [lin4] /(bound form) stingy/
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