鐵公雞

First part of the xiehouyu 鐵公雞——一毛不拔／铁公鸡——一毛不拔 (literally “iron rooster—not a feather to pluck”).

鐵公雞

1. (xiehouyu, figurative) cheapskate; scrooge (Classifier: 個／个 m c)

   • 搞了半天，謝師宴是請我來這個小麪店吃東西呀！你真是個鐵公雞，那不是便宜你了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
     搞了半天，谢师宴是请我来这个小面店吃东西呀！你真是个铁公鸡，那不是便宜你了吗？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2010, 馬翠蘿, 《星月童話·遇上百分百王子》, page 132

     Gǎo le bàntiān, xièshīyàn shì qǐng wǒ lái zhège xiǎo miàndiàn chī dōngxi ya! Nǐ zhēn shì ge tiěgōngjī, nà bùshì piányi nǐ le ma? [Pinyin]

     After all this, you're just going to treat me to something at this small noodle shop as the teacher appreciation banquet! You're such a cheapskate. Isn't this letting you off too easily?

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