補缺

Chinese

		to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
trad. (補缺)		補	缺
simp. (补缺)		补	缺
alternative forms		補闕／补阙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǔquē

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² kyut³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó͘-khoat / pó͘-khoeh / pó͘-kheh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǔquē
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǔcyue
    • Wade–Giles: pu³-chʻüeh¹
    • Yale: bǔ-chywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buuchiue
    • Palladius: буцюэ (bucjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² kyut³
    • Yale: bóu kyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² kyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² küd³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ kʰyːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó͘-khoat
    • Tâi-lô: póo-khuat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pofqoad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰuat̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó͘-khoeh
    • Tâi-lô: póo-khueh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pofqoeq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰueʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó͘-kheh
    • Tâi-lô: póo-kheh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pofqeq
    • IPA (Taipei): /pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

Verb

補⫽缺 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to fill a vacancy or a job slot
2. to make up a deficiency; to bridge the gap