虧 [亏]

Jyutping kwai1
Pinyin kuī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. deficiency/deficit/luckily/it's lucky that.../(often ironically) fancy that.../damage/to lose/to fail/to treat unfairly/waning/to owe/impotent/weak/feeble
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
  2. 形容詞、俚語
    身體​唔​好​，​健康​差
    weak; unhealthy
    • 乜你後生細仔咁虧架！
      乜你后生细仔咁亏架！
      mat1 nei5 hau6 saang1 sai3 zai2 gam3 kwai1 gaa3
      You are so weak for your young age!
  3. 形容詞、俚語
    容易​壞​、​功能​唔​好
    easy to break or fall apart; not very functional
    • 呢部手機好虧，用咗兩個月就壞咗。
      呢部手机好亏，用咗两个月就坏咗。
      lei1 bou6 sau2 gei1 hou2 kwai1, jung6 zo2 loeng5 go3 jyut6 zau6 waai6 zo2
      This mobile phone is crap, it broke after being used for only two months.
    • 隻 app 虧虧地，有時上唔到網。
      只 app 亏亏地，有时上唔到网。
      zek3 ep1 kwai1 kwai1 dei2, jau5 si4 soeng5 m4 dou2 mong5
      The app is not functioning well, sometimes it can't get online.
    • 呢部相機好虧，我建議你唔好買。
      呢部相机好亏，我建议你唔好买。
      lei1 bou6 soeng2 gei1 hou2 kwai1, ngo5 gin3 ji5 nei5 m4 hou2 maai5
      This camera is worthless, don't buy it.
  4. 形容詞、俚語
    性功能​唔​健全
    sexually deficient
  5. 近義詞
    鮓
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to treat unfairly
  2. character, Cantonese
    not very functional; easy to break
    • 部电脑亏亏地嘅。
      部电脑亏亏地嘅。
      bou6 din6 nou5 kwai1 kwai1 dei2 ge2.
      The computer is not functioning well.
  3. character, Cantonese
    weak; unhealthy
    • 你有冇咁亏呀，行两步路就喘晒气。
      你有冇咁亏呀，行两步路就喘晒气。
      nei5 jau5 mou5 gam3 kwai1 aa3, haang4 loeng5 bou6 lou6 zau6 cyun2 saai3 hei3.
      X
  4. character
    used to show irony with a note of reproach
  5. character
    to be lacking; to be deficient
    (syn.) 不足, 阙乏, 乏达, 不敷, 不够, 不滿, 短缺, 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
    • 理虧
      理亏
      lǐ kuī
      to be in the wrong
  6. character
    luckily; it is fortunate that; thanks to
    (syn.) 佳哉, 打帮, 造化, 好路, 好是, 幸亏, 打幫, 好代得, 虧得, 好佳哉, 好在, 多亏, 好得, 得亏, 幸而, 得虧, 幸虧, 多虧, 幸好, 亏得, 好彩, 好值得
  7. character
    to lose; to suffer losses
    • 虧了一千塊錢
      亏了一千块钱
      kuī le yī qiān kuài qián
      to have lost 1000 yuan
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. lose, fail
  2. damage
  3. deficient
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    XMMVS
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    YGMMS
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #454
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #126
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #219

虧 [亏]

Jyutping fai1
Pinyin kuī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. deficiency
  2. deficit
  3. luckily
  4. it's lucky that...
  5. (often ironically) fancy that...
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. deficiency/deficit/luckily/it's lucky that.../(often ironically) fancy that.../damage/to lose/to fail/to treat unfairly/waning/to owe/impotent/weak/feeble
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    多亏你我胃口都没了。
    多虧你我胃口都沒了。
    duō kuī nǐ wǒ wèi kǒu dōu méi le 。
    • Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.
  2. Mandarin
    亏你想到这种馊主意！
    虧你想到這種餿主意！
    kuī nǐ xiǎng dào zhè zhǒng sōu zhǔ yi ！
    • Of all the silly ideas!
  3. Mandarin
    多亏了顺风，我们很快就到了那个小岛。
    多虧了順風，我們很快就到了那個小島。
    duō kuī le shùn fēng ， wǒ men hěn kuài jiù dào liǎo nà ge xiǎo dǎo 。
    • Thanks to the favorable wind, we soon reached the island.
  4. Mandarin
    多亏了你，我还活着。
    多虧了你，我還活着。
    duō kuī le nǐ ， wǒ hái huó zhe 。
    • I owe it you that I am still alive.
  5. Mandarin
    多亏了这场大雨，蔬菜价格直线上升。
    多虧了這場大雨，蔬菜價格直線上升。
    duō kuī le zhè chǎng dà yǔ ， shū cài jià gé zhí xiàn shàng shēng 。
    • Due to the heavy rain, vegetable prices have risen.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢最近啲行踪咁隐秘，应该系做咗亏心事。
    佢最近啲行蹤咁隱秘，應該係做咗虧心事。
    keoi5 zeoi3 gan6 di1 hang4 zung1 gam3 jan2 bei3, jing1 goi1 hai6 zou6 zo2 kwai1 sam1 si6.
    • His movements are so mysterious recently. He must have done some remorseful deeds.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋附属大学文学院，系一间非牟利及自负盈亏嘅中心。
    我哋附屬大學文學院，係一間非牟利及自負盈虧嘅中心。
    ngo5 dei6 fu6 suk6 daai6 hok6 man4 hok6 jyun2, hai6 jat1 gaan1 fei1 mau4 lei6 kap6 zi6 fu6 jing4 kwai1 ge3 zung1 sam1.
    • Our Centre, subordinary to the Faculty of Arts, is non-profit and responsbile for our own profits and losses.
  3. Cantonese
    肾亏
    腎虧
    san6 kwai1
    • weak on qi of "kidney"
  4. Cantonese
    根据以往嘅轨迹，我预测公司今年会有亏损。
    根據以往嘅軌跡，我預測公司今年會有虧損。
    gan1 geoi3 ji5 wong5 ge3 gwai2 zik1, ngo5 jyu6 caak1 gung1 si1 gam1 nin2 wui5 jau5 kwai1 syun2.
    • According to the existing locus, I projected a loss in the coming year for the company.
  5. Cantonese
    功亏一篑
    功虧一簣
    gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6
    • to fail by a narrow margin
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    做咩咁惊青呀，做咗亏心事呀？
    做咩咁驚青呀，做咗虧心事呀？
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    吃亏
    吃虧
    chī kuī
    • to suffer losses, to be at a disadvantage
  2. Mandarin
    这个公司报亏损之后，价格就下滑。
    這個公司報虧損之後，價格就下滑。
    zhè ge gōng sī bào kuī sǔn zhī hòu ， jià gé jiù xià huá ．
    • The price went down after the company reported a loss.
  3. Mandarin
    理亏
    理虧
    lǐ kuī
    • to be in the wrong
  4. Mandarin
    亏了一千块钱
    虧了一千塊錢
    kuī le yī qiān kuài qián
    • to have lost 1000 yuan
  5. Mandarin
    因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀
    因為世人都犯了罪，虧缺了神的榮耀
    yīn wèi shì rén dōu fàn le zuì ， kuī quē le shén de róng yào
    • For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God