匮缺

Traditional form:

匱缺

Pinyin (reading):

kuìquē

Definitions:

• to be deficient in sth
• to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

Characters:

• 匮 - to lack; lacking, deficient; exhausted; empty
• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit

Traditional characters:

• 匱 - to lack; lacking, deficient; exhausted; empty
• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit