虧空

Chinese

deficiency; deficit
emptied; leisure; air
emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
 
trad. (虧空)
simp. (亏空)

Pronunciation


Noun

虧空

  1. debt; deficit
  2. (Loudi Xiang) gains from corruption
  3. (Loudi Xiang) fault; defect

Synonyms

  • (debt): (colloquial, figuratively) 窟窿 (kūlong)
  • (fault):

Verb

虧空

  1. to lose money in business; to be in debt
  2. to misappropriate (funds)
    虧空公款亏空公款  ―  kuīkòng gōngkuǎn  ―  to misappropriate funds