匮
kuì
Pinyin

Definition

匮
 - 
kuì
  1. to lack
  2. lacking
  3. empty
  4. exhausted
匮
 - 
Kuì
  1. surname Kui
匮
 - 
guì
  1. variant of 櫃|柜[guì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (2)

匮乏
kuì fá
  1. 1 to be deficient in sth
  2. 2 to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
金匮
jīn guì
  1. 1 variant of 金櫃|金柜[jīn guì]

Idioms (6)

不俭则匮
bù jiǎn zé kuì
  1. 1 wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
  1. 1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
勤则不匮
qín zé bù kuì
  1. 1 If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
勤劳不虞匮乏
qín láo bù yú kuì fá
  1. 1 Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
孝思不匮
xiào sī bù kuì
  1. 1 to be forever filial (idiom)
笥匮囊空
sì kuì náng kōng
  1. 1 extremely destitute (idiom)

Sample Sentences