不bat1足zuk1

English

1. insufficient
2. shortcoming, flaw, something which needs improvement
3. insufficient; less than; inadequate; less than the amount it is needed
4. lacking
5. deficiency
6. not enough
7. inadequate
8. not worth
9. cannot
10. should not

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 缺點，做得唔好嘅地方
2. 唔夠，少過，少過需求嘅數量

Examples

• 證據不足

  insufficient evidence

• 設備不足

  inadequate facilities

• 去年出生嘅嬰兒不足三千。

  The number of newborn babies last year was less than 3000.

• 不足五成人支持賭波合法化。

  Less than 50% of people support legalising football gambling.

• 而家嘅公開試制度仲係有好多不足，冇辦法好好評估考生嘅程度。

  The current public examination policies still have many shortcomings. It cannot properly evaluate the levels of the students.

• 我睡眠不足。

  I'm not getting enough sleep.

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 心有餘而力不足。

  The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我們現在人手不足。

  We need more workers.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY