缺欠

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	deficient; owe; to lack deficient; owe; to lack; yawn
trad. (缺欠)		缺	欠
simp. ^#(缺欠)		缺	欠
anagram		欠缺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quēqiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝㄑㄧㄢˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoeh-khiàm / kheh-khiàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quēqiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝㄑㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyueciàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüeh¹-chʻien⁴
  - Yale: chywē-chyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuechiann
  - Palladius: цюэцянь (cjuecjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoeh-khiàm / kheh-khiàm
  - Tâi-lô: khueh-khiàm / kheh-khiàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoehqiaxm, qehqiaxm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam²¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰue(ʔ)⁵ kʰiam⁴¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)⁵ kʰiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam²¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam¹¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiam¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰiam²¹/, /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰiam²¹/

Noun

缺欠

shortcoming

Synonyms

弊害 (bìhài)
弊病 (bìbìng)
弊端 (bìduān)
欠缺 (qiànquē)
毛病 (máobìng)
短處 / 短处 (duǎnchu)
缺失 (quēshī)
缺陷 (quēxiàn)
缺點 / 缺点 (quēdiǎn)
陷 (xiàn) (literary, or in compounds)

Verb

缺欠

to be deficient in; to be short of

Synonyms

不夠 / 不够 (bùgòu)
不敷 (bùfū) (literary)
不滿 / 不满 (bùmǎn)
不足 (bùzú)
乏達 / 乏达 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
匱乏 / 匮乏 (kuìfá)
欠 (qiàn)
欠缺 (qiànquē)
短少 (duǎnshǎo)
短缺 (duǎnquē)
絕乏 / 绝乏 (juéfá) (literary)
缺乏 (quēfá)
缺如 (quērú) (literary)
缺少 (quēshǎo)
缺缺 (Xiamen Hokkien)
虧 / 亏 (kuī)
貧 / 贫 (pín) (literary, or in compounds)
闕乏 / 阙乏 (quēfá) (literary)
闕如 / 阙如 (quērú) (literary)