粵

缺kyut3少siu2

kyut3 siu2quē shǎo

English

  1. lack
  2. shortage of
  3. shortfall
  4. to be short (of)
  5. to lack
  6. to be short of; to lack

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔足夠,甚至完全冇

Examples

  • 聽者响腦海入邊對呢啲聲波作出一樣嘅判斷,但係呢啲聲波明顯缺少咗「唔變異」呢種特性。點解嘅?

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 此刻我缺少現金。

    I'm short of cash at the moment.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 缺少运动有害健康。

    A lack of exercise is bad for your health.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 公司缺少領導團隊。

    The company lacks leadership.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 厨房里缺少一台洗碗机。

    The kitchen lacks a dishwasher.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 水是生命所不可缺少的。

    Water is indispensable to life.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 水份對人體嚟講係唔可以缺少嘅。

    Water is essential to human body.

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

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