虧〔亏〕 kwai¹ {kuī}

1. deficiency
2. deficit
3. luckily
4. it's lucky that...
5. (often ironically) fancy that...

虧柴〔亏-〕 kwai¹ caai⁴ {kuī chái}

weak and thin (spoken)

虧友〔亏-〕 kwai¹ jau² {kuī yǒu}

someone who is physically weak or in poor health

虧弱〔亏-〕 kwai¹ joek⁶ {kuī ruò}

debilitated; weak

虧佬〔亏-〕 kwai¹ lou² {kuī lǎo}

weak man (slang)

虧蝕〔亏蚀〕 kwai¹ sit⁶ {kuī shí}

Losses; to have a deficit

虧本〔亏-〕 kwai¹ bun² {kuī běn}

to make a loss

虧產〔亏产〕 kwai¹ caan² {kuī chǎn}

a shortfall in production

虧得〔亏-〕 kwai¹ dak¹ {kuī de}

1. fortunately
2. luckily
3. (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!

虧待〔亏-〕 kwai¹ doi⁶ {kuī dài}

to treat sb unfairly

虧負〔亏负〕 kwai¹ fu⁶ {kuī fù}

1. deficient
2. to let sb down
3. to cause sb suffering

虧格〔亏-〕 kwai¹ gaak³ {kuī gé}

(math.) genus

虧欠〔亏-〕 kwai¹ him³ {kuī qiàn}

1. to fall short of
2. to have a deficit
3. deficit
4. deficiency

虧空〔亏-〕 kwai¹ hung¹ {kuī kōng}

1. in debt
2. in the red
3. in deficit

虧缺〔亏-〕 kwai¹ kyut³ {kuī quē}

1. to be lacking
2. to fall short of
3. to wane
4. deficit
5. deficient

虧心〔亏-〕 kwai¹ sam¹ {kuī xīn}

a guilty conscience

虧損〔亏损〕 kwai¹ syun² {kuī sǔn}

1. deficit
2. (financial) loss

虧折〔亏-〕 kwai¹ zit³ {kuī zhé}

to make a capital loss

虧心事〔亏--〕 kwai¹ sam¹ si⁶ {kuī xīn shì}

shameful deed

虧本出售〔亏---〕 kwai¹ bun² ceot¹ sau⁶ {kuī běn chū shòu}

to sell at a loss