虧蝕

Chinese

		deficiency; deficit	eat up slowly; eclipse
trad. (虧蝕)		虧	蝕
simp. (亏蚀)		亏	蚀

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuīshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ ㄕˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuīshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kueishíh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹-shih²
    • Yale: kwēi-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueishyr
    • Palladius: куйши (kujši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

Noun

虧蝕

1. eclipse

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuīshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ sit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuīshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kueishíh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹-shih²
    • Yale: kwēi-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueishyr
    • Palladius: куйши (kujši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwai¹ sit⁶
    • Yale: kwāi siht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ sit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ xid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ siːt̚²/

Verb

虧蝕

1. to lose money (in business); to make a loss