欠缺

Chinese

		deficient; owe; to lack deficient; owe; to lack; yawn	lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
trad. (欠缺)		欠	缺
simp. #(欠缺)		欠	缺
anagram		缺欠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiànquē

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): him³ kyut³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiam-khiet / khiam-khiat
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiàm-khe̍rh / khiàm-kheh / khiàm-khe̍h / khiàm-khoeh / khiàm-khoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiànquē
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciàncyue
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien⁴-chʻüeh¹
    • Yale: chyàn-chywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiannchiue
    • Palladius: цяньцюэ (cjanʹcjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: him³ kyut³
    • Yale: him kyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: him³ kyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: him³ küd³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm³³ kʰyːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiam-khiet
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiam kied`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiam<sup>4</sup> kiad<sup>5</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯am⁵⁵ kʰi̯et̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiam-khiat
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiam kiad`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiam⁴ kiad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯am⁵⁵ kʰi̯at̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-khe̍rh
    • Tâi-lô: khiàm-khe̍rh
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰəʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-kheh
    • Tâi-lô: khiàm-kheh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiarmqeq
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-khe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: khiàm-khe̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiarmqeh
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-khoeh
    • Tâi-lô: khiàm-khueh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiarmqoeq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰueʔ³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ kʰueʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-khoat
    • Tâi-lô: khiàm-khuat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiarmqoad
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰuat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰuat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰuat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ kʰuat̚³²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 欠缺

1. shortcoming

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 弊害 (bìhài)
• 弊病 (bìbìng)
• 弊端 (bìduān)
• 毛病 (máobìng)
• 短處／短处 (duǎnchu)
• 缺失 (quēshī)
• 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
• 缺陷 (quēxiàn)
• 缺點／缺点 (quēdiǎn)
• 陷 (xiàn) (literary, or in compounds)

 

Verb

欠缺

1. to be deficient in; to be short of

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 不夠／不够 (bùgòu)
• 不敷 (bùfū) (literary)
• 不滿／不满 (bùmǎn)
• 不足 (bùzú)
• 乏達／乏达 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 匱乏／匮乏 (kuìfá)
• 欠 (qiàn)
• 短少 (duǎnshǎo)
• 短缺 (duǎnquē)
• 絕乏／绝乏 (juéfá) (literary)
• 缺乏 (quēfá)
• 缺如 (quērú) (literary)
• 缺少 (quēshǎo)
• 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
• 缺缺 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 虧／亏 (kuī)
• 貧／贫 (pín) (literary, or in compounds)
• 闕乏／阙乏 (quēfá) (literary)
• 闕如／阙如 (quērú) (literary)

 

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
欠	缺
けん Grade: 4	けつ Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 欠缺 (kʰɨɐm^H kʰwet̚).

Noun

欠(けん)缺(けつ) • (kenketsu) 

1. (law) lack

   意思(いし)の欠缺(けんけつ)

   ishi no kenketsu

   lack of intent

Usage notes

The term would be 欠欠 if written in shinjitai, and as such, the kyūjitai form is preserved to avoid ambiguities.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
欠	缺

Noun

欠缺 • (heumgyeol) (hangeul 흠결)

1. Hanja form^? of 흠결 (“shortage; deficiency; deficit”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
欠	缺

Noun

欠缺

1. chữ Hán form of khiếm khuyết (“shortcoming; defect”).

Adjective

欠缺

1. chữ Hán form of khiếm khuyết (“deficient; lacking”).