补缺拾遗

Traditional form:

補缺拾遺

Pinyin (reading):

bǔquēshíyí

Definitions:

• see 拾遺補缺／拾遗补缺 (shíyíbǔquē)

Characters:

• 补 - to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
• 拾 - to collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
• 遗 - to lose; a lost article

Traditional characters:

• 補 - to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
• 拾 - to collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
• 遺 - to lose; a lost article