亏空

虧空
kuikōng
  1. debt; deficit
  2. to lose money in business; to be in debt
  3. to misappropriate (funds)

Wiktionary

Homographs

亏空 kuīkōng
  1. in debt
  2. in the red
  3. in deficit

Entry Composition

1 亏 kuī
  1. to lose (money); to have a deficit
  2. to be deficient
  3. to treat unfairly
  4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to
  5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
=2 空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain
=2 空 kòng
  1. to empty
  2. vacant
  3. unoccupied
  4. space
  5. leisure
  6. free time
=2 空 kǒng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 孔 (kǒng, “hole; cave; mouth”)
  2. alternative form of 孔 (kǒng, “hole; cave; mouth”)