虧本

虧本

See also: 亏本

Chinese

		deficiency; deficit	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
trad. (虧本)		虧	本
simp. (亏本)		亏	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuīběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ bun²
• Min Nan (POJ): khui-pún

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kuīběn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueibeen
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwai¹ bun²
    • Yale: kwāi bún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ bun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ bun²
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ puːn³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-pún
    • Tâi-lô: khui-pún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qui'puon
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui³³ pun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁴¹/

Verb

虧本

1. to lose money (in business); to make a loss; to run at a loss

Synonyms

edit

了去 (Min Nan) 了本 (Min Nan) 了錢／了钱 (Min Nan) 倒貼 (Min Nan)

塌本 (Min Nan) 折本 (shéběn) 蝕本／蚀本 (shíběn) 賠本／赔本 (péiběn)