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khiếm khuyết

Pronunciation Northern /xiəm˧˥ xwiət˧˥/ Central /kʰiə̰m˩˧ kʰwiə̰k˩˧/ Southern /kʰiəm˧˥ kʰwiək˧˥/
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deficient
Adjective
deficient
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2 senses 1 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
deficient

Describing something that is incomplete or does not have enough of a particular quality or part that is necessary for it to be perfect.

vi Bản báo cáo vẫn còn một số khiếm khuyết.

en The report is still deficient in some areas.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
shortcoming

A fault or flaw in a person's character, a system, or a product that prevents it from being as good as it should be.

vi Anh ấy luôn cố gắng sửa chữa những khiếm khuyết của mình.

en He always tries to fix his shortcomings.

Parts
khuyết / 欠缺
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
欠缺
Candidates by syllable
khiếm 欠 khuyết 缺
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
khiếm nhã / khiếm diện / khiếm dụng / khiếm thính …
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Use
vầng trăng chưa khuyết / khuyết tật / dự khuyết / bổ khuyết
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