省油

省油

Chinese

		comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province	oil; sly
simp. and trad. (省油)		省	油

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shěngyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² jau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shěngyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengyou
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: shěngyóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄧㄡˊㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengyoul
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jɤʊɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang² jau⁴
    • Yale: sáang yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang² jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang² yeo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /säːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

Verb

省油

1. to save oil or fuel
2. (figuratively) to be easy to deal with

See also

• 省油的燈／省油的灯
• 不是省油的燈／不是省油的灯