Usage of the character 乏
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乏
[乏]
- short of
- tired
kuìfá
匮乏
[匱乏]
- to be deficient in sth
- to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
chéngfá
承乏
[承乏]
- to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
fálì
乏力
[乏力]
- lacking in strength; weak; feeble
- not up to the task
fáwèi
乏味
[乏味]
- tedious
pífá
疲乏
[疲乏]
- tired
- weary
quēfá
缺乏
[缺乏]
- to lack; to be short of
bùfá
不乏
[不乏]
- there is no lack of
jiěfá
解乏
[解乏]
- to relieve tiredness
- to freshen up
pínfá
贫乏
[貧乏]
- impoverished
- lacking
- deficient
- limited
- meager
- impoverishment
- lack
- deficiency
Bōtífá
波提乏
[波提乏]
- Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)
fáránliào
乏燃料
[乏燃料]
- spent fuel
quēfázhèng
缺乏症
[缺乏症]
- clinical deficiency
fēnshēnfáshù
分身乏术
[分身乏術]
- to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
dāndiàofáwèi
单调乏味
[單調乏味]
- monotonous
- dull
- tedious (idiom)
hòujìfárén
后继乏人
[後繼乏人]
- see 後繼無人／后继无人 (hòujìwúrén)
bùyú-kuìfá
不虞匮乏
[不虞匱乏]
- (idiom) to have ample supplies (or money etc)
fáránliàobàng
乏燃料棒
[乏燃料棒]
- spent fuel rods
rénkùnmǎfá
人困马乏
[人困馬乏]
- riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- worn out
- exhausted
- spent
- fatigued
wúyú-kuìfá
无虞匮乏
[無虞匱乏]
- see 不虞匱乏／不虞匮乏 (buyu-kuifà)
fárénzhàogù
乏人照顾
[乏人照顧]
- (of a person) left unattended
- not cared for
yùzhènfálì
欲振乏力
[欲振乏力]
- to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
yǔyánkuìfá
语言匮乏
[語言匱乏]
- language deficit (linguistics)
huítiānfáshù
回天乏术
[回天乏術]
- (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
fáshànkěchén
乏善可陈
[乏善可陳]
- (idiom) to be nothing to write home about