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