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  him3   jyutping
  qian4   pinyin
[1] lack; want; fall short of
[2] owe; be behind with
[3] raise slightly (a part of the body)
[4] yawn

verb
Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: (#76)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 9227 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Dec 2014 04:05

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detail  daa2 ho1 him3  da3 he2 qian4 = to yawn, yawning
detail  him3 gaai1  qian4 jia1 = suboptimal, subpar, not good enough
detail  him3 kaat1 sou3   = have a credit card debt
detail  to1 him3  tuo1 qian4 = be in arrears; be behind in payments
detail  daa2 haa1 him3  da3 ha1 qian4 = to yawn, yawning
detail  him3 cin4*2  qian4 qian2 = to owe
detail  him3 kyut3  qian4 que1 = be deficient in, be short of; shortcoming, deficiency
detail  ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2   = no money
detail  ng5 hang4 him3 bing2   = naughty, in need of a beating
detail  ng5 hang4 him3 daa2   = naughty, in need of a beating
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 欠
detail 筆錢拖欠
The payment has been six months in arrears.
[Where Cantonese language uses a concrete word (拖欠) with substantial meaning as the verb, English language uses two function words (has been) as the verb. ]

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