kuì fá

Traditional: 匱乏

匮乏 (kuì fá) is a Chinese word meaning “to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 匮乏

匮kuì · to lack乏fá · short of

Related words

缺乏to lack; to be short of乏味tedious乏short of不乏there is no lack of贫乏impoverished乏力lacking in strength; weak; feeble回天乏术(idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery疲乏tired匮to lack匮surname Kui匮variant of 櫃|柜[gui4]解乏to relieve tiredness

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