niǔ kuī
to make good a deficit
to reverse a loss
chī kuī
to suffer losses
to come to grief
to lose out
to get the worst of it
to be at a disadvantage
unfortunately
kuī
deficiency
deficit
luckily
it's lucky that...
(often ironically) fancy that...
yǎ ba kuī
pent-up unspoken grievances
suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of
yíng kuī
profit and loss
waxing and waning
zì fù yíng kuī
responsible for its profit and losses (of organization)
financially autonomous
personal financial responsibility
kuī qiàn
to fall short of
to have a deficit
deficit
deficiency
gōng kuī yī kuì
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
to fail through lack of a final effort
to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
kuī kōng
in debt
in the red
in deficit
kuī de
fortunately
luckily
(sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!
chī dà kuī
to cost one dearly
to end disastrously
to pay bitterly
kuī quē
to be lacking
to fall short of
to wane
deficit
deficient
yíng kuī zì fù
responsible for its profit and losses (of organization)
financially autonomous
personal financial responsibility
zì zhī lǐ kuī
to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
kuī fù
deficient
to let sb down
to cause sb suffering
bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.
kuī chǎn
a shortfall in production
huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī
see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]
yǒu kuī zhí shǒu
(to be guilty of) dereliction of duty
hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
chī yǎ ba kuī
to be forced to suffer in silence
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
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