赤字

Cantonese

simpl. and trad.
赤字

Noun

赤字 (traditional and simplified, jyutping cek3 zi6)

1. deficit

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	字

Noun

赤字 (hiragana あかじ, romaji akaji)

1. (business) red ink, deficit, in the red
2. characters written in red.

Antonyms

• 黒字 (kuroji)

Derived terms

• 赤字国債
• 赤字財政

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Korean

Hanja in this word
赤	字

Noun

赤字 (jeokja)

1. Hanja form^? of 적자, “deficit”.

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
赤字

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tʂʰɚ˥˩tsɨ˥˩ ]

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Noun

赤字 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin chìzì)

1. (Advanced Mandarin) deficit

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 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: