- 匮乏 kuìfá scarceto be deficient in something; to be short of supplies or money
- 金匮要略 jīnguìyàolüè Essential Prescriptions from the Golden CabinetAn influential medical text from the Han Dynasty written by [[张机|張機|zhang1 ji1]], also known as [[张仲景|張仲景|zhang1 zhong4 jing3]]. Part of the larger work [[伤寒杂病论|傷寒雜病論|shang1 han2 za2 bing4 lun4]], it focuses on internal diseases and their treatments. The name 'Golden Cabinet' signifies its value as a collection of precious and secret medical knowledge.
- 匮缺 kuìquē deficientto be deficient in or short of something, such as supplies or money
- 穷匮 qióngkuì impoverishedimpoverished; short of money or resources; lacking in material goods
- 不虞匮乏 bùyúkuìfá to have ample suppliesTo have no need to worry about shortages; to have plenty of resources, money, or supplies.
- 匮竭 kuìjié exhaustedexhausted; depleted; run dry; dry; completely dried up or used up
- 石室金匮 shíshìjīnguì imperial archivesAncient state archives where important documents and historical records were kept securely.
- 金匮石室 jīnguìshíshì historical archivesSecure places used in ancient times for storing important state documents or articles; also written [[石室金匮|石室金匱|shi2 shi4 jin1 gui4]]
- 不匮 bùkuì inexhaustible(literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking; endlessly or without ceasing
- 勤则不匮 qínzébùkuì hard work prevents want(idiom) If one is industrious, one will not be in want; hard work ensures that one's needs are met.
- 孝思不匮 xiàosībùkuì to be forever filialto be filial and devoted to one's parents throughout one's life; never-ending filial devotion
- 恤匮 xùkuì to relieve the distressedto provide assistance or relief to those who are poor or in need
- 疲匮 píkuì tiredtired; weary
- 空匮 kōngkuì scarcescarce; poor; exhausted of resources
- 窘匮 jiǒngkuì destitutedestitute; impoverished
- 罄匮 qìngkuì exhaustedexhausted; used up; completely drained of resources
- 语言匮乏 yǔyánkuìfá language deficita lack of language skills or vocabulary; specifically used in linguistics to describe a language deficit
- 财匮力绌 cáikuìlìchù short of money and lacking strengthInsufficient funds and lack of resources or power to act; financially strapped and lacking the means to get things done
- 金匮 jīnguì strongboxa metal bookcase or strongbox used to store important documents and books; often used as a metaphor for careful storage or a place of secrecy
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH