候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3
- waiting for a vacancy
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候
- 伺候 cì hou ㄘˋ ˙ㄏㄡ zi6 hau6 to serve; to wait upon
- 侍候 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 to serve
- 问候 問候 wèn hòu ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄡˋ man6 hau6 to give one's respects
- 守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 to wait for
- 时候 時候 shí hou ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ si4 hau6 time
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- 气候 氣候 qì hòu ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ hei3 hau6 (meteorology) climate
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 稍候 shāo hòu ㄕㄠ ㄏㄡˋ saau2 hau6 to wait a moment
- 等候 děng hòu ㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ dang2 hau6 to wait
- 候选人 候選人 hòu xuǎn rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 syun2 jan4 candidate
- 小时候 小時候 xiǎo shí hou ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ siu2 si4 hau6 in one's childhood
- 有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ jau5 si4 hau6 sometimes
- 那时候 那時候 nà shí hou ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ naa5 si4 hau6 at that time
- 俟候 sì hòu ㄙˋ ㄏㄡˋ zi6 hau6 to wait (literary)
- 候乘 hòu chéng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄥˊ hau6 sing4 to wait for a train or bus
- 候任 hòu rèn ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ hau6 jam6 -elect
- 候命 hòu mìng ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hau6 ming6 to await orders; to be on call
- 候场 候場 hòu chǎng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄤˇ hau6 coeng4 (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance
- 候审 候審 hòu shěn ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄣˇ hau6 sam2 awaiting trial
- 候虫 候蟲 hòu chóng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hau6 cung4 seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
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- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
- 月缺 yuè quē ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ jyut6 kyut3 new moon
Idioms with these characters
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)