挹彼注此 yìbǐzhùcǐ to make up for a deficiency Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 挹 yì to scoop up (literary; bound form) to scoop up or ladle out liquids彼 bǐ verb that that; those; the other; often used in contrast with 此 cǐ meaning "this"注 zhù verb to pour (bound form) to pour liquid into; to inject此 cǐ determiner this this; these; (literary) the thing or person nearby, similar to 这 zhè