缺 (kyut3) — imperfect; damaged; defective in Cantonese
kyut˗₃缺Mandarin Pinyin: que1
Meaning of 缺
nounimperfect; damaged; defective
nounabsent from; not attend
nounbe short of; lack; deficient
nounvacancy; opening; vacant position
Example Sentences with 缺
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有hungˉ¹空kyut3.缺。
There's a vacancy here.
ngoˏ₅我gin˗₃見jauˏ₅有hungˉ¹空kyut3.缺。
I see there's a vacancy.
zungˍ₆仲jauˏ₅有mouˏ₅冇hungˉ¹空kyut3?缺？
Are there still vacancies?
cingˊ²請tinˎ₄填bouˊ²補hungˉ¹空kyut3.缺。
Please fill the vacancy.
mouˏ₅冇janˎ₄人dyunˊ²短kyut˗₃缺ge3.嘅。
We're not short of people.
Words Containing 缺
缺貨kyut3 fo3
out of stock; in short supply; to run short; have run out (of supplies)
先天性缺陷sin1 tin1 sing3 kyut3 haam6
birth defect
短缺dyun2 kyut3
lack; be short of; deficient
不可或缺bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3
indispensable; essential; necessary; requisite; imperative
缺席kyut3 zik6
absence; absent
人類免疫缺陷病毒jan4 leoi6 min5 jik6 kyut3 haam6 beng6 duk6
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
抱殘守缺pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3
stick to the old way of doing things; be conservative
缺憾kyut3 ham6
shortcoming, imperfection
缺少kyut3 siu2
to lack; be lacking; be short of; shortage of
缺點kyut3 dim2
fault; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; flaw
缺頭互kyut3 tau4 wu6
Kangxi radical 58 (彐) in its component form 彑
記缺點gei3 kyut3 dim2
to receive demerit points
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