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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
短缺 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
短缺 ＝ 短 ＋ 缺
ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ · duǎnquē
verb — to be in short supply; noun — a shortage

字源 FORM — what the parts do

短short (短小)duǎn
缺to lack (缺少)quē
短缺，短小的短，缺少的缺。
關 · Related
缺少quēshǎothe lacking half — the same 缺