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缺陷

缺陷

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	to fall; trap
simp. and trad. (缺陷)		缺	陷

Noun

缺陷

(Advanced Mandarin) defect; flaw

Derived terms

先天缺陷 (xiāntiān quēxiàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): quēxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ haam⁶, kyut³ ham⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiet-ham / khiat-ham
Min Nan (POJ): khoat-hām

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: quēxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiueshiann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥ̯œ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyut³ haam⁶, kyut³ ham⁶
  - Yale: kyut haahm, kyut hahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ haam⁶, kyt⁸ ham⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ hɑːm²²/, /kʰyːt̚³ hɐm²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiet-ham
  - Hakka Romanization System: kied` ham
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiad⁵ ham⁴
  - IPA: /kʰi̯et̚² ham⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiat-ham
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiad` ham
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiad⁵ ham⁴
  - IPA: /kʰi̯at̚² ham⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoat-hām
  - Tâi-lô: khuat-hām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoatham
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ ham²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ham⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ ham²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ ham³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ ham³³/