老糠都搾出油

lou5 hong1 dou1 zaa3 ceot1 jau4

to be overly tight with money; to squeeze every drop of money from someone who is already very poor [colloquial]

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to be overly tight with money; to squeeze every drop of money from someone who is already very poor [colloquial]

Written Forms

老糠都搾出油Traditional · Main Form
老糠都榨出油Alternate Form

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