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Meaning of 匮

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(Trad.: 匱)Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (box) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from left
    • [ fāng ] box; basket
    • [ guì ] expensive, costly; valuable, precious
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1
Pinyin: guì
English Definition:variant of
Chinese Definition:
①古同“柜”。
Example Words:
金匮 jīn guì variant of 金柜
金匮石室 jīn guì shí shì variant of 金柜石室
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2
Pinyin: kuì
English Definition:to lack; lacking; empty; exhausted; surname Kui
Chinese Definition:
①缺乏:匮乏。匮竭。匮缺。
Example Words:
匮乏 kuì to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
匮缺 kuì quē to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
勤则不匮 qín kuì If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
勤劳不虞匮乏 qín láo kuì Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
不俭则匮 jiǎn kuì wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
Waste not, want not!
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Americans all know the old proverb, "Waste not, want not."
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For true peace is not just freedom from fear, but freedom from want.
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Correction of a bug: the exploitations do not disappear from the compass when they are destroyed in-game.
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使西
Americans all know the old proverb, "Waste not, want not." This means if you use what you have carefully, you will never lack anything.