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虧

简亏 · 繁虧

Mandarin · pinyin kuī

to lose (money); to have a deficit
to be deficient
to treat unfairly
luckily; fortunately; thanks to
(used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)

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亏: kuī · lose, fail; damage; deficient

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to lose; to suffer losses
to be lacking; to be deficient
to treat unfairly
luckily; it is fortunate that; thanks to
used to show irony with a note of reproach
(Cantonese) weak; unhealthy
(Cantonese) not very functional; easy to break
(Mainland China) quecto- (SI unit prefix)

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