虧得

See also: 亏得

Chinese

deficiency; deficit
 
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
trad. (虧得)
simp. (亏得)

Pronunciation


Adverb

虧得

  1. fortunately; luckily
    這兒一個路燈沒有虧得雀盲眼不算厲害什麼伍的 [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
    这儿一个路灯没有亏得雀盲眼不算厉害什么伍的 [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
    Zhàr yī ge lùdēng dōu méiyǒu, kuīde wǒ qiǎomangyǎn bùsuàn lìhai, méi shuāi zhe shénmewǔde. [Pinyin]
    Not a single streetlamp was here. Thankfully my nightblindness isn't serious, so I didn't fall or anything.
  2. (sarcastic) fancy that; how fortunate
    虧得大學教授怎麼出來這樣兒笑話 [MSC, trad.]
    亏得大学教授怎么出来这样儿笑话 [MSC, simp.]
    Kuīde nǐ hái shì ge dàxué jiàoshòu ne, zěnme yě nào de chūlái zhèiyàngr de xiàohua! [Pinyin]
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Synonyms

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