See also: 吃亏 Chinese More information eat; eradicate; destroyeat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer, deficiency; deficit ... eat; eradicate; destroyeat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer deficiency; deficit trad. (吃虧) 吃 虧 simp. (吃亏) 吃 亏 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): chīkuī (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ Cantonese (Jyutping): hek3 kwai1 Jin (Wiktionary): ceh4-5 kui1 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiak-khui / khit-khui Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7chiq 1khue; 7chiq 1chiu Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: chīkuī Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ Tongyong Pinyin: chihkuei Wade–Giles: chʻih1-kʻuei1 Yale: chr̄-kwēi Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chykuei Palladius: чикуй (čikuj) Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: hek3 kwai1 Yale: hek kwāi Cantonese Pinyin: hek8 kwai1 Guangdong Romanization: hég3 kuei1 Sinological IPA (key): /hɛːk̚³ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/ Jin (Taiyuan)+ Wiktionary: ceh4-5 kui1 Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ kʰuei¹¹/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Quanzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiak-khui Tâi-lô: khiak-khui Phofsit Daibuun: qiakquy IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui³³/ (Hokkien: Xiamen) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khit-khui Tâi-lô: khit-khui Phofsit Daibuun: qitquy IPA (Xiamen): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui⁴⁴/ Wu (Northern: Shanghai) Wugniu: 7chiq 1khue; 7chiq 1chiu MiniDict: chih入 khue平; chih入 chiu平 Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 4qiq 1khue; 4qiq 1qy Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴ kʰue⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰy⁵³/ Verb 吃⫽虧 (verb-object) to suffer losses to be at a disadvantage Synonyms (Cantonese, Hakka) 蝕底／蚀底 (Hokkien, Teochew) 食虧／食亏 (Hainanese) 食短, 落拙 (Hokkien) 克虧／克亏 Adjective 吃虧 disadvantageous; unfortunate Synonyms 不利 (bùlì) Derived terms 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前／不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 (bùtīng lǎorén yán, chīkuī zài yǎnqián)貨比三家不吃虧／货比三家不吃亏 (huòbǐsānjiā bù chīkuī) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.