一钱如命

Traditional form:

一錢如命

Pinyin (reading):

yīqiánrúmìng

Definitions:

• stingy; penny-pinching

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 钱 - money, currency, coins
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 錢 - money, currency, coins
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction