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窮匱

简穷匮 · 繁窮匱

Mandarin · pinyin qióng kuì

to be short of sth
to be wanting in sth

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穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
匮: kuì · to lack

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2–4 · qiong2 kui4

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kung4 gwai6

Cantonese word readings for 窮匱. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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