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Jyutping dyun2 kyut3
Pinyin duǎn quē

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. shortage
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    數量​不足以​應付
    insufficient; short of; lack of
    • 製造業面對緊人手短缺嘅問題。
      制造业面对紧人手短缺嘅问题。
      zai3 zou6 jip6 min6 deoi3 gan2 jan4 sau2 dyun2 kyut3 ge3 man6 tai4.
      A shortage of labour is the major problem manufacturing sector is facing.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to lack; to have a shortage; to be short of; to be scarce
    (syn.) 不足, 阙乏, 乏达, 不敷, 亏, 不够, 虧, 不滿, 匱乏, 缺乏, 闕乏, 阙如, 短少, 缺如, 缺欠, 欠缺, 闕如, 絕乏, 缺少, 缺缺, 乏達, 欠, 不夠, 绝乏, 匮乏, 不满
    • 水資源短缺
      水资源短缺
      shuǐ zī yuán duǎn quē
      water shortages
    • 資源短缺
      资源短缺
      zī yuán duǎn quē
      scarcity of resources
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #952
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    近来咖啡的短缺造成了许多问题。
    近來咖啡的短缺造成了許多問題。
    jìn lái kā fēi de duǎn quē zào chéng le xǔ duō wèn tí 。
    • The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
    • The recent coffee shortage brought about many problems.
  2. Mandarin
    燃料短缺。
    燃料短缺。
    rán liào duǎn quē 。
    • There was a shortage of fuel.
  3. Mandarin
    最近的咖啡短缺带来了许多问题。
    最近的咖啡短缺帶來了許多問題。
    zuì jìn de kā fēi duǎn quē dài lái le xǔ duō wèn tí 。
    • The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
    • The recent coffee shortage brought about many problems.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    资源短缺
    資源短缺
    zi1 jyun4 dyun2 kyut3
    • resource shortage
  2. Cantonese
    网上谣传纸巾短缺,引致抢购。
    網上謠傳紙巾短缺,引致搶購。
    mong5 soeng6 jiu4 cyun4 zi2 gan1 dyun2 kyut3, jan5 zi3 coeng2 kau3.
    • Rumours about paper tissue shortage are spreading on the Internet, leading to panic buying.
  3. Cantonese
    制造业面对紧人手短缺嘅问题。
    製造業面對緊人手短缺嘅問題。
    zai3 zou6 jip6 min6 deoi3 gan2 jan4 sau2 dyun2 kyut3 ge3 man6 tai4.
    • A shortage of labour is the major problem manufacturing sector is facing.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    水资源短缺
    水資源短缺
    shuǐ zī yuán duǎn quē
    • water shortages
  2. Mandarin
    资源短缺
    資源短缺
    zī yuán duǎn quē
    • scarcity of resources