绌

絀
chù
  1. crimson silk
  2. deficiency
  3. to stitch

CEDICT

  1. (obsolete) deep red
  2. (obsolete) sew; stitch
  3. alternative form of 黜 (chù, “to dismiss”)
  4. deep red
  5. insufficient
  6. sew; stitch

Wiktionary

  1. 贬退。
  2. 不足、短缺。

重編國語辭典

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左支右绌 zuǒzhīyòuchù to be in straitened circumstances
心余力绌 xīnyúlìchù see 心有余而力不足 xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú
岁计余绌 suìjìyúchù annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)
相形见绌 xiāngxíngjiànchù to pale by comparison (idiom)
紧绌 jǐnchù supply shortage
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Related entries

缺 quē
  1. deficiency
  2. lack
  3. scarce
  4. vacant post
  5. to run short of
有一页缺了。

There is a page missing.

There's a page missing.

Source: Tatoeba

不足 bùzú
  1. insufficient
  2. lacking
  3. deficiency
  4. not enough
  5. inadequate
  6. not worth
  7. cannot
  8. should not
光看表面是不足夠的。

All that glitters is not gold.

Source: Tatoeba

欠缺 qiànquē
  1. to be deficient in
  2. lapse
  3. deficiency
阙 què
  1. Imperial city watchtower (old)
  2. fault
  3. deficiency
贫乏 pínfá
  1. impoverished
  2. lacking
  3. deficient
  4. limited
  5. meager
  6. impoverishment
  7. lack
  8. deficiency
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