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虧得

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See also: 亏得

Chinese

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deficiency; deficit
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 
trad. (虧得)
simp. (亏得)
anagram 得虧得亏

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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虧得

  1. fortunately; luckily; thankfully
    這兒一個路燈沒有虧得雀盲眼不算厲害什麼伍的 [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
    这儿一个路灯没有亏得雀盲眼不算厉害什么伍的 [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
    Zhàr yī ge lùdēng dōu méiyǒu, kuīde wǒ qiǎomangyǎn bùsuàn lìhai, méi shuāi zhe shénmewǔde. [Pinyin]
    There wasn't a single streetlamp here. Thankfully my nightblindness isn't serious, so I didn't fall or anything.
  2. (sarcastic) fancy that; how fortunate
    虧得大學教授怎麼出來這樣笑話 [MSC, trad.]
    亏得大学教授怎么出来这样笑话 [MSC, simp.]
    Kuīde nǐ hái shì ge dàxué jiàoshòu ne, zěnme yě nào de chūlái zhèiyàng r de xiàohua! [Pinyin]
    Fancy a college professor like you make such a fool of yourself!

Synonyms

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  • (fortunately):