吃亏

Mandarin

simpl.		吃亏
trad.		吃虧

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tʂʰɚ˥˥kʰuei˥˥ ]

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Verb

吃亏 (simplified, Pinyin chīkuī, traditional 吃虧)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) to suffer losses
2. (Intermediate Mandarin) to be at a disadvantage

References

• 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969: