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絀
Mandarin: chu4
Simplified: 绌
Definitions
  1. 1 crimson silk
  2. 2 deficiency
  3. 3 to stitch
  4. 4 to sew
  5. 5 insufficient
  6. 6 inadequate
  7. 7 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
絀
insufficient; inadequate
Words containing 絀
相形見絀
pale into insignificance; pale beside another; prove inferior by contrast
緊絀
in short supply; in desperate need of
短絀
deficient; short of; fall short
左支右絀
not have enough money to cover the expenses; be unable to cope with a situation;
將勤補絀
to compensate for lack of ability through hard work
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