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Meaning of 匮

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匮 (Trad.: 匱)Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 匚
Pictophonetic:贵 indicates the sound; 匚 (box) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿷ Surround from left
    • 匚 [ fāng ] box; basket
    • 贵 [ guì ] expensive, costly; valuable, precious
Similar Characters: 匽
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1
Pinyin: guì
English Definition:variant of 柜
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 fá 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 zé bù kuì If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
勤劳不虞匮乏 qín láo bù yú kuì fá Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
不俭则匮 bù jiǎn zé kuì wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
不浪费则不匮之
!
Waste not, want not!
2
美国人都知道一句古老的谚语
:
“
俭以防匮
”
。
Americans all know the old proverb, "Waste not, want not."
3
因为真正的和平不仅摆脱恐惧
,
而且无乏匮之虞
。
For true peace is not just freedom from fear, but freedom from want.
4
修正了一个当矿产在游戏中消耗匮尽后仍然出现在罗盘上的一个错误
。
Correction of a bug: the exploitations do not disappear from the compass when they are destroyed in-game.
5
美国人都知道一句古老的谚语
:
“
俭以防匮
”
。
意思是说
,
如对使用自己的东西精打细算
,
就什么也不会缺
。
Americans all know the old proverb, "Waste not, want not." This means if you use what you have carefully, you will never lack anything.