匮乏

匱乏

kuì fá

Meanings

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kuì fá

1.to be deficient in sth
2.to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

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Wiktionary

1.short (of); scarce; lacking

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Stroke order

Components

匮匚贵

乏㇒之

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Characters

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Synonyms

不夠不够不敷不滿不满不足乏達乏达欠欠缺短少短缺絕乏绝乏缺乏缺如缺少缺欠缺缺虧亏貧贫闕乏阙乏闕如阙如

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Derived terms

不虞匱乏不虞匮乏

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Related words

语言匮乏 language deficit (linguistics)无虞匮乏 see 不虞匮乏[bù yú kuì fá]不虞匮乏 to have ample supplies (or money etc)