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绌
絀
chu4
 
- crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch
 
| strokes | 
8 | 
| radical | 
 | 
| strokes after radical | 
5 | 
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将勤补绌
將勤補絀
jiang1 qin2 bu3 chu4
 
- to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
 
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紧绌
緊絀
jin3 chu4
 
- supply shortage
 
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岁计余绌
歲計餘絀
sui4 ji4 yu2 chu4
 
- annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)
 
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相形见绌
相形見絀
xiang1 xing2 jian4 chu4
 
- pale by comparison (idiom)
 
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心余力绌
心餘力絀
xin1 yu2 li4 chu4
 
- see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足
 
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左支右绌
左支右絀
zuo3 zhi1 you4 chu4
 
- to be in straitened circumstances