省油灯 — “A docile and compliant person”
省油灯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a docile and compliant person”. An easygoing and trouble-free person. Literally, “oil-saving lamp”.
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省油灯 Pronunciation and Pinyin
省油灯 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 省油灯
他性格温和，在家里从来都是个省油灯，从不给父母添麻烦
He has a gentle personality and has always been an easygoing person at home, never causing his parents any trouble.
Idioms Related to 省油灯
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- shěng省shì事níng宁rén人simplify issues to maintain peace
- shěng省sú俗guān观fēng风observe local customs and social conditions
- shěng省xíng刑báo薄liǎn敛Reduce punishments and lighten taxes
- shěng省chī吃jiǎn俭yòng用live frugally
- shěng省chī吃xì细yòng用live frugally
- shěng省chī吃jié节yòng用live a very thrifty life
- shěng省yì役báo薄fù赋reduce labor and lighten taxes
- shěng省qiān愆guǎ寡guò过reduce faults and minimize errors
- shěng省fāng方guān观sú俗investigate local customs and social conditions
- shěng省fāng方guān观mín民Inspect regions and observe people's customs
- shěng省yù欲qù去shē奢curtail desires and renounce extravagance
- shěng省fán烦cóng从jiǎn简simplify complicated procedures
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Open the tool →Questions about 省油灯
What does 省油灯 mean?
省油灯 (shěng yóu dēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a docile and compliant person”.
How do you pronounce 省油灯?
省油灯 is pronounced shěng yóu dēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 省油灯 literally mean?
Literally, 省油灯 means “oil-saving lamp”. It is used to mean “a docile and compliant person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 省油灯?
比喻老实、不惹是生非的人