守财奴 - Chinese Idiom

守财奴

Literally means:

money grubber

Actually means:

miser

守 means keeping or guarding. 财 refers to money. 奴 is slave.

This phrase refers to tightwad, a miser, or stingy person. It is often used to ridicule a rich person who makes too much of money and is unwilling to spend money even on things that are necessary.

守，看护，保护。财，金钱。奴，奴隶。

守财奴，爱财如命，守着钱财不肯用的人。多用来讽刺非常小气，把钱看得很重，连该花的钱也不肯花的有钱人。具有贬义色彩。