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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
匱乏
- short (of); scarce; lacking
- 物資極度匱乏／物资极度匮乏 ― wùzī jídù kuìfá ― to have a severe shortage of supplies
Usage notes
Often collocates with 資源／资源 (zīyuán) and 人才 (réncái).
Synonyms
- 不夠／不够 (bùgòu)
- 不敷 (bùfū) (literary)
- 不滿／不满 (bùmǎn)
- 不足 (bùzú)
- 乏達／乏达 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 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)
- 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
- 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)
Derived terms