吃虧 (hek3 kwai1) — to take a loss; to suffer misfortune; t… in Cantonese

hek˗₃吃kwaiˉ¹虧

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Mandarin Pinyin: chi1 kui1

Meaning of 吃虧

nounto take a loss; to suffer misfortune; to come to grief; to bite the dust | Cant.: 蝕底; 輸蝕

gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣wuiˏ₅會haak˗₃吃kwaiˉ¹虧。

Doing it like that will put you at a disadvantage.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人haak˗₃吃kwaiˉ¹虧。

Be careful not to be exploited.

song˗₃上ci˗₃次ngoˏ₅我haak˗₃吃kwaiˉ¹虧。

Last time, I was taken advantage of.

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