抠不拉几的人

English translation: miser; niggard; pinchfist; skinflint; tightwad

14:19 Nov 28, 2019
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 抠不拉几的人
Hi! I am doing a subtitling assignment and came across this slightly pejorative slang in Chinese, which I suppose, is very close to 小气鬼 or 吝啬鬼 in Chinese. But I am not sure what is the right word or equivalence for it in spoken English. Since this is for film subtitling, I need to find a word that is colloquial and idiomatic in English, not anything literary or figurative. Thank you!

The following options are what I have found:

a stingy person
miser
penny pincher
tightwad
skinflint
scrooge
Yan Wu
United States
English translation:miser; niggard; pinchfist; skinflint; tightwad
Explanation:
miser吧

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Note added at 20小时 (2019-11-29 11:12:49 GMT)
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更新:
美国俚语里是用的cheapskate
口语用penny pincher
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Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 12:49
Grading comment
Thank you! I think cheapskate would be the best fit!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4(such) a cheap (guy / gal / person)
Kiet Bach
4stingy
jyuan_us
3miser; niggard; pinchfist; skinflint; tightwad
Bruce Guo


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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(such) a cheap (guy / gal / person)


Explanation:
在美国,人们用 cheap, 比较口语化。
Cheap: Stingy; miserly.

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 02:49
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stingy


Explanation:
He is a very stingy person

He is very stingy


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stin·gy
/ˈstinjē/
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adjectiveINFORMAL
unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.
"his employer is stingy and idle"

Miser 也是口语里能听到的。

jyuan_us
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Local time: 05:49
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
miser; niggard; pinchfist; skinflint; tightwad


Explanation:
miser吧

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Note added at 20小时 (2019-11-29 11:12:49 GMT)
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更新:
美国俚语里是用的cheapskate
口语用penny pincher

Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 12:49
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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Thank you! I think cheapskate would be the best fit!
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