空匮 空匱
空匮 空匱 kòng kuì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ hung1 gwai6
- scarce
- poor
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空
- 上空 shàng kōng ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ soeng6 hung1 the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
- 填空 tián kòng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tin4 hung1 to fill a job vacancy
- 天空 tiān kōng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ tin1 hung1 sky
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 抽空 chōu kòng ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cau1 hung1 to find the time to do sth
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- 时空 時空 shí kōng ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥ si4 hung1 time and place
- 有空 yǒu kòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jau5 hung1 to have time (to do sth)
- 真空 zhēn kōng ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥ zan1 hung1 (physics) vacuum
- 空中 kōng zhōng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ hung1 zung1 in the sky
- 空儿 空兒 kòng r ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄦ hung1 ji4 spare time
- 空前 kōng qián ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hung1 cin4 unprecedented
- 空地 kòng dì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ hung1 dei6 vacant land
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋ hung1 kwong3 spacious and empty
- 空气 空氣 kōng qì ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ hung1 hei3 air
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 空军 空軍 kōng jūn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ hung1 gwan1 air force
匮 匱
- 不匮 不匱 bù kuì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ bat1 gwai6 (literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking
- 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ gwai6 fat6 to be deficient in sth
- 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
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- 疲匮 疲匱 pí kuì ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ pei4 gwai6 tired
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 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
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- 海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1 wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
- 横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ waang4 hung1 ceot1 sai3 (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
- 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù ㄎㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄨˋ hung1 dung6 mou4 mat6 empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
- 空腹高心 kōng fù gāo xīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ hung1 fuk1 gou1 sam1 ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
- 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣ hung1 guk1 zuk1 jam1 lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
- 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ hung1 hung1 jyu4 jaa5 as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft
- 空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ hung1 hau2 mou4 pang4 mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)