欠 (him3) — lack; want; fall short of in Cantonese
him˗₃欠Mandarin Pinyin: qian4
Meaning of 欠
nounlack; want; fall short of
nounraise slightly (a part of the body)
nounowe; be behind with
nounyawn
Example Sentences with 欠
batˉ¹筆cinˊ²錢toˉ¹拖him˗₃欠zoˊ²咗lukˍ₆六go˗₃個jyutˍ₆月。
The payment has been six months in arrears.
zungˍ₆仲hatˊ²欠diˉ¹啲dikˍ₆的siˊ²士cin4.錢。
Still short of some taxi fare.
ngoˏ₅我daaˊ²打gaanˊ²緊hoˉ¹呵hin3.欠。
I am yawning.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日daaˊ²打hoˉ¹呵hin3.欠。
He/She yawns all the time.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好daaˊ²打hoˉ¹呵hin3.欠。
Don't yawn.
Words Containing 欠
欠咭數him3 kaat1 sou3
have a credit card debt
打呵欠daa2 ho1 him3
to yawn, yawning [Syn.] 打哈欠 [粵]: 打喊露 , 打喊路
打哈欠daa2 haa1 him3
to yawn, yawning [Syn.] 打呵欠 [粵]: 打喊露 , 打喊路
欠佳him3 gaai1
suboptimal, subpar, not good enough
有拖冇欠jau5 to1 mou5 him3
delayed but not denied; money/debt borrowed will certainly be repaid but at a later date
欠缺him3 kyut3
be deficient in, be short of; shortcoming, deficiency
五行欠打ng5 hang4 him3 daa2
naughty, in need of a beating
虧欠kwai1 him3
to be deficient; to carry a load of debt
欠錢him3 cin2
to owe
拖欠to1 him3
be in arrears; be behind in payments
五行欠水ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2
no money (water once again being the metaphor for money as it is one of the five elements of nature)
欠奉him3 fung6
lacking; cannot be provided
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