Translation

• to dig
• to pick
• to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)
• to carve
• to cut
• to study meticulously
• stingy
• miserly
• to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)

Synonyms

• 一毛不拔, 分斤掰两, 吝啬, 啬, 小儿科, 小家子气, 小手小脚, 小气, 悭吝, 手紧, 抠抠搜搜, 抠门, 掂斤播两, 数米而炊, 斤斤计较, 贫气, 鄙吝, 钱串子, 铁算盘
• 凿, 刨, 剜, 发掘, 开, 开凿, 开挖, 开掘, 开路, 扒, 打, 打井, 打桩, 打通, 挖, 挖掘, 挖沙, 挖潜, 掏, 掘, 掘开, 掘进, 钻井
• 咬文嚼字, 抠字眼儿, 钻牛角尖
• 刻, 勒, 摹刻, 琢磨, 精雕细刻, 錾, 锓, 锼, 镂, 镂刻, 镂空, 镌, 镌刻, 雕, 雕刻, 雕琢, 雕饰