省油的灯
shěng yóu de dēng
Pinyin

Definition

省油的灯
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shěng yóu de dēng
  1. sb who is easy to deal with

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

的
de
  1. 1 of
  2. 2 ~'s (possessive particle)
  3. 3 (used after an attribute)
  4. 4 (used to form a nominal expression)
  5. 5 (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
加油
jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil
  2. 2 to top up with gas
  3. 3 to refuel
  4. 4 to accelerate
  5. 5 to step on the gas
  6. 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7 to cheer sb on
有的
yǒu de
  1. 1 (there are) some (who are...)
  2. 2 some (exist)
油
yóu
  1. 1 oil
  2. 2 fat
  3. 3 grease
  4. 4 petroleum
  5. 5 to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. 6 oily
  7. 7 greasy
  8. 8 glib
  9. 9 cunning
的话
de huà
  1. 1 if (coming after a conditional clause)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
不省人事
bù xǐng rén shì
  1. 1 to lose consciousness
  2. 2 unconscious
  3. 3 in a coma
中央省
Zhōng yāng shěng
  1. 1 central province
  2. 2 Töv Aimag (province) of Mongolia
中油
Zhòng yóu
  1. 1 CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.)
中海油
zhōng hǎi yóu
  1. 1 China National Offshore Oil Corporation
中的
zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
亚的斯亚贝巴
Yà dì sī Yà bèi bā
  1. 1 Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia
亚齐省
Yà qí shěng
  1. 1 Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra
他娘的
tā niáng de
  1. 1 same as 他媽的|他妈的[tā mā de]
似的
shì de
  1. 1 seems as if
  2. 2 rather like
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [sì de]
俾路支省
Bǐ lù zhī shěng
  1. 1 Balochistan (Pakistan)
假的
jiǎ de
  1. 1 bogus
  2. 2 ersatz
  3. 3 fake
  4. 4 mock
  5. 5 phoney
俭省
jiǎn shěng
  1. 1 thrifty
  2. 2 sparing
  3. 3 economical
内省
nèi xǐng
  1. 1 to reflect upon oneself
  2. 2 introspection
别的
bié de
  1. 1 else
  2. 2 other

Idioms (20)

一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
好样的
hǎo yàng de
  1. 1 (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
  1. 1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. 2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 hoisted by one's own petard
撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的
chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de
  1. 1 fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
  1. 1 lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on
  3. 3 bullies pick soft targets
没有不透风的墙
méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng
  1. 1 (idiom) no secret can be kept forever
油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
  1. 1 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
  2. 2 lustrous
油然而生
yóu rán ér shēng
  1. 1 arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
  2. 2 to spring up unbidden (of emotion)

Sample Sentences

我知道你现在心里不平衡，但我看她也不是省油的灯，你还是先忍忍吧。要是和她正面冲突，你的胜算目前看来并不大。
wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiànzài xīnli bùpínghéng ，dàn wǒ kàn tā yě bùshì shěngyóu de dēng ，nǐ háishì xiān rěn rěn ba 。yàoshì hé tā zhèngmiàn chōngtú ，nǐ de shèngsuàn mùqián kànlai bìng bùdà 。
I know you're a little off kilter right now, but you shouldn't underestimate her, you should wait it out. If you get into conflict with her face to face, I don't think much of your prospects of winning.
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