Chinese

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not; no foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad.
(不足)

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Adjective

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不足

  1. insufficient; inadequate; lacking

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Noun

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不足

  1. inadequacy; deficiency; dearth; shortage; want; lack; not enough
    計劃資金不足流產 [MSC, trad.]
    计划资金不足流产 [MSC, simp.]
    Jìhuà yīn zījīn bùzú ér liúchǎn. [Pinyin]
    The plan fell through due to a shortage of funding.

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  • (figurative) 缺口 (quēkǒu)

Verb

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不足

  1. to be inadequate; to be deficient; to have a shortage
    金額不足金额不足  ―  jīn'é bùzú  ―  insufficient balance
  2. to be less than
  3. (literary) not worth ... ; no need to ...
  4. (literary) cannot

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  • (to be inadequate):

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
そく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 不足 (MC pjuw tsjowk, “not + enough”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(そく) (fusoku-na (adnominal ()(そく) (fusoku na), adverbial ()(そく) (fusoku ni))

  1. insufficient
  2. unsatisfactory

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Noun

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()(そく) (fusoku

  1. insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack
    睡眠(すいみん)不足(ぶそく)
    suiminbusoku
    lack of sleep, insufficient sleep, sleep deprivation
  2. dissatisfaction

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Verb

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()(そく)する (fusoku surusuru (stem ()(そく) (fusoku shi), past ()(そく)した (fusoku shita))

  1. to give out, to run short

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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不足 (bujok) (hangeul 부족)

  1. hanja form? of 부족 (insufficiency)