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kuī = ku + ei1
deficiency / deficit / luckily / it's lucky that... / (often ironically) fancy that...
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How to pronounce 虧

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ku initial

K is for Karl Koala.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

虧 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Characters with 虧 as component

虧 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 虧

lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.

Sentences with 虧

虧 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kuī

deficiency / deficit / luckily / it's lucky that... / (often ironically) fancy that...

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