keo như kẹo kéo
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very stingy
Adjective
very stingy
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
very stingy Properties & States
A common figurative expression used to describe someone who is exceptionally stingy or cheap.
vi Anh ta giàu nhưng lại keo như kẹo kéo.
en He is rich but very stingy.
Parts
keo / như / kẹo kéo …
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Parts
keo / như / kẹo kéo …
OriginA compound of keo + như + kẹo kéo
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
膠如𥼱撟
Candidates by syllable
keo
膠（鷮）
như
如
kẹo
𥼱
kéo
撟（捁 / 𢫃 / 𢹣 / 𦀽）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
keo kiệt / keo sơn / băng keo cá nhân / keo ong …
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Use
keo kiệt / keo sơn / băng keo cá nhân / keo ong …