亏[kuī]

动

1. lose (money, etc.); have a deficit

♦ 做生意~了 have lost money in business

♦ ~了二百元 have a deficit of 200 yuan

2. deficient; short

♦ ~什么就买什么。 Buy what you're short of.

♦ ~你十块钱。 I owe you 10 yuan.

3. treat unfairly

♦ 你放心吧, ~不了你。 Don't worry, we won't be unfair to you.

♦ 人不~地, 地不~人。 The land won't fail people as long as people don't fail the land.

副

1. fortunately; luckily; thanks to

♦ ~他提醒了我, 要不我早忘了。 Luckily he reminded me; otherwise I'd have forgotten all about it.

2. (used to show sarcasm)

♦ ~他说得出口!And he had the nerve to say so!

♦ ~你还是个大学生呢, 连这个都不懂。 For a college student, you ought to know better than that!