匮乏

kuì fá

Definitions

1. to be deficient in sth
2. to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

Words Containing 匮乏

• 勤劳不虞匮乏 qín láo bù yú kuì fá: Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
• 无虞匮乏 wú yú kuì fá: no fear of deficiency
• 语言匮乏 yǔ yán kuì fá: language deficit (linguistics)

Child Words of 匮乏

• 乏 fá: short of
• 匮 kuì: to lack