稀缺

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
trad. (稀缺)		稀	缺
simp. #(稀缺)		稀	缺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīquē

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ kyut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīquē
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sicyue
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chʻüeh¹
    • Yale: syī-chywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichiue
    • Palladius: сицюэ (sicjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ kyut³
    • Yale: hēi kyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ kyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ küd³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ kʰyːt̚³/

Adjective

稀缺

1. sparse; rare; lacking

Synonyms

• 堇堇 (jǐnjǐn) (literary)
• 稀少 (xīshǎo)

 

Derived terms

• 稀缺性 (xīquēxìng)