吝啬,意为“小气”。《三国志·魏书·曹洪传》云:“初,洪家富而吝啬。”又作“遴啬”。关于这个词的来历,民间有一段趣闻:传说很久以前,有两位先生,一个名吝先生,一个叫啬先生。吝先生有一回到城里办事,在半路上碰到了啬先生。两人一路上有说有笑,谈得十分投机,于是便结为朋友。分手时,他们相约中秋节到乌有山子虚亭饮酒赏月,定好了由吝先生携酒,啬先生备菜。但两人都很小气,不肯轻易 Stingy, meaning “stingy ”. “Three Kingdoms Weizhu Cao Hong Chuan” cloud: “early, Hong Jiafu and miserly.” “For” “Lin Sik”. About the origin of this word, there is a folk anecdote: Legend has long been before, there are two gentlemen, a Mr. Xi, a Mr. Shi Jian. Mr. Lin came back to work in the city and encountered Mr. Shi in the middle of the road. They talked and laughed aloud, talked very speculatively, and they became friends. When they broke up, they met the Mid-Autumn Festival to Wu Yushanzi Pavilion drinking wine tours, set a good wine by Mr. Lin, Mr. Sik prepare vegetables. But both are stingy and will not go easy