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kwai1
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[1] [v] lose; fail; damage; have deficit [2] [v] lack; want; short; deficient [3] [v] treat unfairly; be unfair to [4] fortunately; luckily; thanks to [5] used in a mocking sense [6] the waning of the moon; [v] wane Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
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*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This character was last edited on 18th Jun 2008 |
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幸虧
hang6 kwai1 = luckily國
自負盈虧
zi6 fu6 jing4 kwai1 = take full responsibility for a business
吃虧
hek3 kwai1 = to suffer a loss國
多虧
do1 kwai1 = luckily; fortunately; thanks to; owing to
虧損
kwai1 syun2 = deficit, (financial) loss
虧本
kwai1 bun2 = lose money in business
虧負
kwai1 fu6 = to let somebody suffer; to let somebody down
虧蝕百分率
kwai1 sik6 baak3 fan6 leot6 = loss percent
虧佬
kwai1 lou2 = an impotent man
虧弱
kwai1 joek6 = weak; in poor healthSee all 12 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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