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空缺 a vacancy;
官缺 vacant post (in government);
補缺 to fill the vacancy;
開缺，出缺 leave a vacancy.
(2) Post in government: 肥缺，美缺 a lucrative post;
閑缺 a sinecure, a post with nothing to do;
苦缺 poorly paid job.
(3) A lack: 欠缺 shortcoming, s.t. wanting or lacking.
缺乏 [qUe1fa2]↓;
缺錢，缺食 lack money, food;
缺吃缺穿 have not enough for food and clothing;
缺穿，缺戴 (of woman) not adequately dressed;
缺水 (of plants) need watering;
缺一門 short of one category;
缺三十塊錢 thirty dollars short or need thirty dollars to make an amount.
see 缺齒兒，缺口 [qUe1che3er0], [qUe1kou3]↓.
(2) Short in sense of shortcoming: 缺點，缺憾，缺陷 [qUe1dian3], [qUe1han4], [qUe1xian4]↓.
(3) (Of person) lacking in conscience: 這人真缺，他缺極了 this man is very unscrupulous (really short for 缺德 [qUe1de2]↓).
2.缺欠 [qUe1qian4], v.t., to be short of (things, cash, etc.); to owe.
3.缺脣 [qUe1chun2], adj., harelipped.
4.缺德 [qUe1de2], adj., unscrupulous, wicked, without conscience.
5.缺點 [qUe1dian3], n., a shortcoming, a lack.
6.缺額 [qUe1e2], n., a vacancy.
7.缺乏 [qUe1fa2], n. & v.t., a lack; to lack.
8.缺分 [qUe1fen0], n., a vacant post to be filled.
9.缺憾 [qUe1han4], n., an imperfection.
10.缺刻葉 [qUe1ke1ye4], n., (bot.) incised leaf.
11.缺課 [qUe1ke4], phr., to miss a class.
12.缺口 [qUe1kou3], adj., (1) (also 缺口兒) a crack (as in a teacup); (2) see [qUe1zui3]↓.
13.缺少 [qUe1shao3], n. & v.t. & adj., lack, lacking (in funds, talent, planning, etc.).
14.缺陷 [qUe1xian4], n., (1) a failing; (2) a shortcoming: 缺陷美 charm of some special characteristic or imperfection.
15.缺席 [qUe1xi2], v.i., to be absent at meeting.
16.缺嘴 [qUe1zui3], adj., (1) (child) never stops eating, loves eating; (2) harelipped; (3) (teapot) with a broken sprout.