亏

亏(虧) [kuī] 动

1. ■ （受损失; 亏折） lose money, etc.); have a deficit:

亏了二百元 have a deficit of 200 yuan; have lost 200 yuan;

盈亏 profit and loss;

我做这生意亏了本。 I have lost money by the business.

2. ■ （欠缺; 短少） be short of; be deficient; lack:

理亏 be in the wrong;

功亏一篑 fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth; fall short of success for lack of a final effort

3. ■ （使吃亏; 辜负） treat unfairly:

你放心吧，亏不了你。 Don't worry. We won't be unfair to you.

人不亏地， 地不亏人。 The land won't fail people as long as people don't fail the land.

副

1. ■ （多亏; 幸亏） fortunately; luckily; thanks to:

亏他提醒了我， 要不我早忘了。 Luckily he reminded me. Otherwise I'd have forgotten all about it.

2. ■ （反说， 表示讥讽）:

亏他说得出口! And he had the nerve to say so!

名

1. ■ （月蚀初亏） (of the moon) wane