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虧欠

简亏欠 · 繁虧欠

Mandarin · pinyin kuī qiàn

to have a deficit; to be in the red
to owe

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欠: qiàn · owe, lack, be deficient; Kangxi radical 76
亏: kuī · lose, fail; damage; deficient

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1–4 · kui1 qian4

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kwai1 him3

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verb

to be in debt; to owe
(figurative) to owe; to be morally bound to
(figurative) to fall short of; to have a deficit

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