缺欠

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quēqiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝ ㄑㄧㄢˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoeh-khiàm / kheh-khiàm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quēqiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyueciàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüeh¹-chʻien⁴
    • Yale: chywē-chyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuechiann
    • Palladius: цюэцянь (cjuecjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoeh-khiàm / kheh-khiàm
    • Tâi-lô: khueh-khiàm / kheh-khiàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoehqiaxm, qehqiaxm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam²¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰue(ʔ)⁵ kʰiam⁴¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)⁵ kʰiam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam²¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam¹¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰiam²¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰiam²¹/

Noun

缺欠

1. shortcoming

Synonyms

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

 

Verb

缺欠

1. to be deficient in; to be short of

Synonyms

• 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)
• 欠缺 (qiànquē)
• 短少 (duǎnshǎo)
• 短缺 (duǎnquē)
• 絕乏／绝乏 (juéfá) (literary)
• 缺乏 (quēfá)
• 缺如 (quērú) (literary)
• 缺少 (quēshǎo)
• 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)