吃亏 in English chi1 kui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to suffer losses
  • to come to grief
  • to lose out
  • to get the worst of it
  • to be at a disadvantage
  • unfortunately

Simplified Characters

吃 亏

Traditional Characters

吃 虧

Pinyin

chi1 kui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 亏kui1deficiency