吃亏

Traditional: 吃虧

chī kuī

Dictionary entry

to suffer losses

What does 吃亏 mean?

吃亏 (chī kuī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to suffer losses

2to come to grief

3to lose out

4to get the worst of it

5to be at a disadvantage

6unfortunately

Character breakdown

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)亏kuīto lose (money); to have a deficit · to be deficient

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How to pronounce 吃亏

吃亏

chī kuī

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