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缺少

缺少

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
simp. and trad. (缺少)		缺	少

Verb

缺少

to lack; to be short of; to miss
缺少的環節 / 缺少的环节 ― quēshǎo de huánjié ― missing link

Synonyms

匱乏／匮乏 (kuìfá)
缺乏 (quēfá)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): quēshǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝㄕㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ siu²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiet-séu / khiat-séu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: quēshǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝㄕㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiueshao
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥ̯œ⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyut³ siu²
  - Yale: kyut síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ siu²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ siːu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiet-séu
  - Hakka Romanization System: kied` seu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiad⁵ seu³
  - IPA: /kʰi̯et̚² se̯u³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiat-séu
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiad` seu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiad⁵ seu³
  - IPA: /kʰi̯at̚² se̯u³¹/