吃虧 [－亏]

Jyutping hek3 kwai1
Pinyin chī kuī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to suffer losses
  2. to come to grief
  3. to lose out
  4. to get the worst of it
  5. to be at a disadvantage
  6. unfortunately
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、書面語
    畀​其他人​嘅​優​點​凸​顯​咗​自己​嘅​缺​點
    to suffer loss; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage
    • 身材矮細考紀律部隊好蝕底。
      身材矮细考纪律部队好蚀底。
      san1 coi4 ai2 sai3 haau2 gei2 leot6 bou6 deoi2 hou2 sit6 dai2.
      身材矮小考紀律部隊很吃虧。
  2. 近義詞
    蝕底
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to be at a disadvantage
  2. verb, verb-object
    to suffer losses
  3. adj
    disadvantageous; unfortunate
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #475
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    吃亏
    吃虧
    chī kuī
    • to suffer losses, to be at a disadvantage