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语言匮乏

yǔ yán kuì fádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
language deficit (linguistics)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b74d5377aa527e84. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

語言匱乏 语言匮乏 [yu3 yan2 kui4 fa2] /language deficit (linguistics)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 語言匱乏

  • 语
    yǔ

    dialect / language / speech

    yù

    (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 匮
    guì

    See the full entry for source details.

    kuì

    to lack / lacking / empty / exhausted

    Kuì

    surname Kui

  • 乏
    fá

    short of / tired

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.