稀缺 xī quē ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩㄝ hei1 kyut3
- scarce
- scarcity
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稀
- 稀奇 xī qí ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊ hei1 kei4 rare
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 稀罕 xī han ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ hei1 hon2 rare; uncommon
- 依稀 yī xī ㄧ ㄒㄧ ji1 hei1 vaguely
- 古稀 gǔ xī ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ gu2 hei1 seventy years old
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- 拉稀 lā xī ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ laai1 hei1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
- 渐稀 漸稀 jiàn xī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧ zim6 hei1 to thin out gradually
- 珍稀 zhēn xī ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧ zan1 hei1 rare
- 稀世 xī shì ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ hei1 sai3 rare
- 稀土 xī tǔ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄨˇ hei1 tou2 rare earth (chemistry)
- 稀客 xī kè ㄒㄧ ㄎㄜˋ hei1 haak3 infrequent visitor
- 稀有 xī yǒu ㄒㄧ ㄧㄡˇ hei1 jau5 uncommon; rare
- 稀烂 稀爛 xī làn ㄒㄧ ㄌㄢˋ hei1 laan6 thoroughly mashed; mushy
- 稀疏 xī shū ㄒㄧ ㄕㄨ hei1 so1 sparse
- 稀粥 xī zhōu ㄒㄧ ㄓㄡ hei1 zuk1 water gruel
- 稀薄 xī bó ㄒㄧ ㄅㄛˊ hei1 bok6 thin
- 稀释 稀釋 xī shì ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ hei1 sik1 to dilute
- 稀饭 稀飯 xī fàn ㄒㄧ ㄈㄢˋ hei1 faan6 porridge; gruel; congee
- 稀松 稀鬆 xī sōng ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨㄥ hei1 sung1 poor
- 窜稀 竄稀 cuàn xī ㄘㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧ cyun3 hei1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
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)
- 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
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)