亏虧

亏虧 kuī ㄎㄨㄟ kwai1 HSK 5 流利級 · Level 5

to lose (money); to have a deficit
to be deficient
to treat unfairly
luckily; fortunately; thanks to
(used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)

Practice writing

Draw 亏 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

亏虧 ( kuī kwai1 ) 你 ( nǐ nei5 ) 想到 ( xiǎng dào soeng2 dou3 ) 这种這種 ( zhè zhǒng ze2 zung2 ) 馊主意餿主意 ( sōu zhǔ yi sau1 zyu2 ji3 )！

Of all the silly ideas!
多亏多虧 ( duō kuī do1 kwai1 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 你 ( nǐ nei5 )，我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 还還 ( hái waan4 ) 活着活著 ( huó zhe wut6 zoek6 )。

I owe it you that I am still alive.
多亏多虧 ( duō kuī do1 kwai1 ) 你我 ( nǐ wǒ nei5 ngo5 ) 胃口 ( wèi kǒu wai6 hau2 ) 都 ( dōu dou1 ) 没了沒了 ( méi le mut6 liu5 )。

Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.
多亏多虧 ( duō kuī do1 kwai1 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 冷 ( lěng laang5 ) 夏 ( xià haa6 )，啤酒 ( pí jiǔ be1 zau2 ) 卖賣 ( mài maai6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 不好 ( bù hǎo bat1 hou2 )。

Thanks to a cold summer, beer has sold poorly.
多亏多虧 ( duō kuī do1 kwai1 ) 有了 ( yǒu le jau5 liu5 ) 他 ( tā taa1 )，我们我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 才能 ( cái néng coi4 nang4 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 这里這裡 ( zhè lǐ ze2 leoi5 )。

We're here thanks to him.

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