虧空
Chinese
| deficiency; deficit | emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (虧空) | 虧 | 空 | |
| simp. (亏空) | 亏 | 空 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kuīkong
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ˙ㄎㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kueiko̊ng
- Wade–Giles: kʻuei1-kʻung5
- Yale: kwēi-kung
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuei.kong
- Palladius: куйкун (kujkun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kuīkòng
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kueikòng
- Wade–Giles: kʻuei1-kʻung4
- Yale: kwēi-kùng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueikonq
- Palladius: куйкун (kujkun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kwai1 hung1
- Yale: kwāi hūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: kwai1 hung1
- Guangdong Romanization: kuei1 hung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-kong
- Tâi-lô: khui-kong
- Phofsit Daibuun: qui'kofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ kɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
虧空
- debt; deficit
- 回家變賣典質，父親還了虧空；又借錢辦了喪事。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1925, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 背影 (Retreating Figure)
- Huíjiā biànmài diǎnzhì, fùqīn huán le kuīkong; yòu jièqián bàn le sāngshì. [Pinyin]
- Father went home, pawned the valuables, liquidated all our debts, and borrowed some money for the funeral.
回家变卖典质，父亲还了亏空；又借钱办了丧事。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- (colloquial, figuratively) 窟窿 (kūlong)
Verb
虧空