shàn cái nán shědictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity / skinflint / miserly
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善財難捨 善财难舍 [shan4 cai2 nan2 she3] /to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity/skinflint/miserly/

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