匮乏 匱乏
匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ gwai6 fat6
- to be deficient in sth
- to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
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匮 匱
- 不匮 不匱 bù kuì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ bat1 gwai6 (literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking
- 匮竭 匱竭 kuì jié ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai6 kit3 exhausted
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 恤匮 恤匱 xù kuì ㄒㄩˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ seot1 gwai6 to relieve the distressed
- 疲匮 疲匱 pí kuì ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ pei4 gwai6 tired
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- 空匮 空匱 kòng kuì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ hung1 gwai6 scarce
- 窘匮 窘匱 jiǒng kuì ㄐㄩㄥˇ ㄎㄨㄟˋ kwan3 gwai6 destitute
- 穷匮 窮匱 qióng kuì ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ kung4 gwai6 to be short of sth
- 罄匮 罄匱 qìng kuì ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ hing3 gwai6 used-up
- 金匮 金匱 jīn guì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄟˋ variant of 金柜
- 不虞匮乏 不虞匱乏 bù yú kuì fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ to have ample supplies (or money etc)
- 勤则不匮 勤則不匱 qín zé bù kuì ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ kan4 zak1 bat1 gwai6 If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
- 孝思不匮 孝思不匱 xiào sī bù kuì ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ haau3 si1 bat1 gwai6 to be forever filial (idiom)
- 无虞匮乏 無虞匱乏 wú yú kuì fá ㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ mou4 jyu4 gwai6 fat6 see 不虞匮乏
- 语言匮乏 語言匱乏 yǔ yán kuì fá ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ jyu5 jin4 gwai6 fat6 language deficit (linguistics)
- 金匮石室 金匱石室 jīn guì shí shì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˋ variant of 金柜石室
乏
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
- 不乏 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bat1 fat6 there is no lack of
- 乏力 fá lì ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ fat6 lik6 lacking in strength; weak; feeble
- 乏味 fá wèi ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ fat6 mei6 tedious
- 承乏 chéng fá ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊ sing4 fat6 to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
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- 疲乏 pí fá ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ pei4 fat6 tired
- 解乏 jiě fá ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄚˊ gaai2 fat6 to relieve tiredness
- 贫乏 貧乏 pín fá ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄚˊ pan4 fat6 impoverished
- 乏燃料 fá rán liào ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fat6 jin4 liu2 (nuclear energy) spent fuel
- 波提乏 Bō tí fá ㄅㄛ ㄊㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ bo1 tai4 fat6 Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)
- 缺乏症 quē fá zhèng ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ ㄓㄥˋ kyut3 fat6 zing3 clinical deficiency
- 不虞匮乏 不虞匱乏 bù yú kuì fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ to have ample supplies (or money etc)
- 乏人照顾 乏人照顧 fá rén zhào gù ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ fat6 jan4 ziu3 gu3 (of a person) left unattended
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 乏燃料棒 fá rán liào bàng ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄤˋ fat6 jin4 liu2 paang5 (nuclear energy) spent fuel rods
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 后继乏人 後繼乏人 hòu jì fá rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 gai3 fat6 jan4 see 后继无人
Idioms with these characters
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
Show 3 more idioms with 乏
- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 欲振乏力 yù zhèn fá lì ㄩˋ ㄓㄣˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ juk6 zan3 fat6 lik6 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
Example sentences
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不 浪费 浪費 则 則 不匮 不匱 乏 。
Waste not, want not.
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日本 即便 是 自然资源 自然資源 匮乏 匱乏 ， 却 卻 仍 得益于 得益於 国际贸易 國際貿易 ， 成为 成為 了 一个 一個 强大 強大 的 经济体 經濟體 。
Though it is poor in natural resources, Japan has become an economic superpower thanks to international trade.
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