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How to say stingy, tight with money
in Thai
ขี้เหนียว
kîi-nǐao
stingy, tight with money
kîi fallingnǐao rising
'Prone to stickiness'. A favourite tease when a friend won't pay.
- Part of speech
- adj
In a sentence
- อย่าขี้เหนียวyàa kîi-nǐaoDon't be stingy!
The culture behind it
CULTURE
ขี้- humour: labels with a grin
From the same situation: Describing people and things
- สูงtall, high
- เตี้ยshort (height)
- อ้วนfat, chubby
- ผอมthin, slim
- หล่อhandsome
- น่ารักcute, lovely, sweet
- รูปร่างfigure, build, shape
- ผู้ชายman, male
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