奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3
- very short of (food, clean water etc)
- extreme shortage
- deficit
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奇
- 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ cyun4 kei4 legendary
- 奇妙 qí miào ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ kei4 miu6 wonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange
- 奇怪 qí guài ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ kei4 gwaai3 strange
- 奇特 qí tè ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄜˋ kei4 dak6 peculiar
- 奇异 奇異 qí yì ㄑㄧˊ ㄧˋ kei4 ji6 fantastic
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- 奇观 奇觀 qí guān ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢ kei4 gun1 spectacle; impressive sight
- 奇迹 奇蹟 qí jì ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ miracle; wonder; marvel
- 好奇 hào qí ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ hou3 kei4 inquisitive
- 新奇 xīn qí ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧˊ san1 kei4 novel; new; exotic
- 神奇 shén qí ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ san4 kei4 magical
- 稀奇 xī qí ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊ hei1 kei4 rare
- 离奇 離奇 lí qí ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ lei4 kei4 odd; bizarre
- 惊奇 驚奇 jīng qí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ging1 kei4 to be amazed
- 好奇心 hào qí xīn ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ hou3 kei4 sam1 interest in sth
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 佩奇 Pèi qí ㄆㄟˋ ㄑㄧˊ pui3 kei4 Peppa, from Peppa Pig cartoon
- 出奇 chū qí ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ceot1 kei4 extraordinary
- 刻奇 kè qí ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˊ hak1 kei4 (loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning
- 古奇 Gǔ qí ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧˊ gu2 kei4 Gucci (brand)
- 奇事 qí shì ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ kei4 si6 marvel
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
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 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)
- 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
- 不足为奇 不足為奇 bù zú wéi qí ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ bat1 zuk1 wai4 kei4 not at all surprising (idiom)
- 翻空出奇 fān kōng chū qí ㄈㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ faan1 hung1 ceot1 kei4 to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
- 好奇尚异 好奇尚異 hào qí shàng yì ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧˋ hou3 kei4 soeng6 ji6 to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
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- 拍案惊奇 拍案驚奇 pāi àn jīng qí ㄆㄞ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ paak3 on3 ging1 kei4 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
- 平淡无奇 平淡無奇 píng dàn wú qí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ping4 daam6 mou4 kei4 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
- 平平无奇 平平無奇 píng píng wú qí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ping4 ping4 mou4 kei4 (idiom) ordinary; unremarkable; nothing special
- 千奇百怪 qiān qí bǎi guài ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ cin1 kei4 baak3 gwaai3 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
- 奇耻大辱 奇恥大辱 qí chǐ dà rǔ ㄑㄧˊ ㄔˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄨˇ kei4 ci2 daai6 juk6 (idiom) a great humiliation; a huge embarrassment
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 奇谈怪论 奇談怪論 qí tán guài lùn ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ kei4 taam4 gwaai3 leon6 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
- 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)