摳腳 kōu jiǎo

to scratch one's foot; (fig.) to be stingy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to scratch one's foot
  2. 2. (fig.) to be stingy
  3. 3. (slang) (of a celebrity) to twiddle one's thumbs (i.e. not release any new material etc)

Characters

Character Meaning
摳 kōu
to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); stingy
腳 jiǎo
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)