粵

欠him3缺kyut3

him3 kyut3qiàn quē

English

  1. to be deficient in
  2. lapse
  3. deficiency
  4. to be short of; to be deficient in
  5. deficiency; shortcoming

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 少咗某啲嘢;某啲嘢唔夠
  2. 某啲嘢少咗或者唔夠

Examples

  • 我樣樣都有,唔覺得有乜嘢欠缺喎。

    I have everything I need and don't feel like there's anything missing.

  • 雖然佢嘅物質生活好豐富,但係精神生活上有好多欠缺。

    Although he is rich in physical life, he is deficient in his spiritual life.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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