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粵語辭叢

小器

siu2 hei3included in 3 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

#器量 小;心胸狹窄 (inconsiderate; mean-spirited; petty)

形容詞

Examples

你大鑊喇,容總份人好小器㗎。

nei5 daai6 wok6 laa3, jung4 zung2 fan6 jan4 hou2 siu2 hei3 gaa3

You are in big trouble. Mr. Yung is a mean-spirited man.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /siːu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/

01

small implement; small container

02

alternative form of 小氣 /小气 (xiǎoqì)

粵語辭源: 147_2_3CantonWord

Original phonetic: xiu2 héi3

或作“小氣”。小心眼兒;氣量窄。(饒秉才等:2020:465;白宛如:1998:261)

References:
  • 薛姨媽笑道:“果然鳳姐兒~,不過頑兒罷了。”(清·曹雪芹《紅樓夢》第四十七回葉四,程甲本)