亏

kuīdictionary entry

to lose (money) / to have a deficit / to be deficient / to treat unfairly / luckily / fortunately / thanks to / (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)

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Original source entry:

虧 亏 [kui1] /to lose (money); to have a deficit/to be deficient/to treat unfairly/luckily; fortunately; thanks to/(used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)/

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