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Jyutping him3 kyut3
Pinyin qiàn quē

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be deficient in
  2. lapse
  3. deficiency
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    少​咗​某​啲​嘢​;​某​啲​嘢​唔​夠
    to be short of; to be deficient in
    • 我樣樣都有,唔覺得有乜嘢欠缺喎。
      我样样都有,唔觉得有乜嘢欠缺㖞。
      ngo5 joeng6 joeng6 dou1 jau5, m4 gok3 dak1 jau5 mat1 je5 him3 kyut3 wo3.
      I have everything that I don't think I lack anything.
  2. 名詞
    某​啲​嘢​少​咗​或者​唔​夠
    deficiency; shortcoming
    • 雖然佢嘅物質生活好豐富,但係精神生活有好多欠缺。
      虽然佢嘅物质生活好丰富,但系精神生活有好多欠缺。
      seoi1 jin4 keoi5 ge3 mat6 zat1 sang1 wut6 hou2 fung1 fu3, daan6 hai6 zing1 san4 sang1 wut6 jau5 hou2 do1 him3 kyut3.
      Although he is rich in physical life, he is deficient in his spiritual life.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    shortcoming
    (syn.) 短处, 弊病, 毛病, 缺點, 弊害, 缺陷, 陷, 缺点, 短處
  2. verb
    to be deficient in; to be short of
    (syn.) 不足, 阙乏, 乏达, 不敷, 亏, 不够, 虧, 不滿, 短缺, 匱乏, 缺乏, 闕乏, 阙如, 短少, 缺如, 闕如, 絕乏, 缺少, 缺缺, 乏達, 欠, 不夠, 绝乏, 匮乏, 不满
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3275
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我样样都有,唔觉得有乜嘢欠缺㖞。
    我樣樣都有,唔覺得有乜嘢欠缺喎。
    ngo5 joeng6 joeng6 dou1 jau5, m4 gok3 dak1 jau5 mat1 je5 him3 kyut3 wo3.
    • I have everything that I don't think I lack anything.
  2. Cantonese
    虽然佢嘅物质生活好丰富,但系精神生活有好多欠缺。
    雖然佢嘅物質生活好豐富,但係精神生活有好多欠缺。
    seoi1 jin4 keoi5 ge3 mat6 zat1 sang1 wut6 hou2 fung1 fu3, daan6 hai6 zing1 san4 sang1 wut6 jau5 hou2 do1 him3 kyut3.
    • Although he is rich in physical life, he is deficient in his spiritual life.
  3. Cantonese
    用字非常概括,欠缺实质内容。
    用字非常概括,欠缺實質內容。
    jung6 zi6 fei1 soeng4 koi3 kut3, him3 kyut3 sat6 zat1 noi6 jung4.
    • The terms are broad and the content lacks substance.