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乏
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Definitions
- 1. short of
- 2. tired
Example Sentences
1 shown不浪費則不匱 乏 。
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Words Containing 乏
no fear of deficiency
Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)
tired
impoverished
monotonous
tedious
to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
language deficit (linguistics)
riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
spent fuel
to relieve tiredness
see 後繼無人|后继无人[hòu jì wú rén]
Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
to be deficient in sth
lacking in strength; weak; feeble
to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
to lack; to be short of
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
clinical deficiency
(idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
(of a person) left unattended
there is no lack of
spent fuel rods