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不足
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insufficient; lacking; deficient; inadequate; not enough | Cant.: 唔夠 Level: 3 Google Frequency: 8,120,000 This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國 |
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This word has been viewed 1793 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 21st Nov 2004 07:03 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:不 bat1 - not; no; un-足 zuk1 - [1] foot [2] enough [3] fully 15 compounds containing this word:比上不足比下有餘 - not the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster微不足道 - negligible; insignificant 不足的 - little, scant, scanty, sparing 不足為訓 - not to be taken as an example; not an example to be followed; not to be taken as authoritative 尺寸不足 - undersize 美中不足 - [idiom] a small problem in what is othewise perfect 人手不足 - short-handed 先天不足 - prenatal; congenital deficiency 人心不足蛇呑象 - greed (that is detrimental to oneself) 不足為奇 - nothing worth being suprised about 不足掛齒 - (of sth. insignificant) not worth mentioning 心有餘而力不足 - the spirit is willing but the will is weak 死不足惜 - 1. to not regret the prospect of death 2. not worthy to live in this world Common Formations: 馬力不足 - underpowered 開工不足 - enterprises running under their production capacity |
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