摳 (kōu) - to dig out & to scrape
摳 · kōu
to dig out;
to scrape;
to be stingy;
to be miserly;
to be nitpicky;
to be petty
to dig outto scrapeto be stingy
Usage highlights
stingyto dig outto nitpickto scrape offto pick atto be petty about money
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He dug out the dirt from his nails (抠指甲).
- Don't be so stingy with money (抠门).
- She is very nitpicky about details (抠细节).
- He scraped the label off the bottle (抠掉标签).
Collocations
- stingy(抠门)
- to dig out(抠出来)
- to nitpick(抠字眼)
- to scrape off(抠掉)
- to pick at(抠鼻子)
- to be petty about money(抠钱)
Idioms
- Stingy and petty(抠抠搜搜)
- To nitpick over words(抠字眼)
- To be miserly to the extreme(死抠)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character often carries a negative connotation when describing personality traits, implying pettiness or excessive frugality.
- In some contexts, it can simply describe the physical action of digging or scraping without negative judgment.
- The term 抠门 is a common colloquial expression for describing someone who is stingy with money.