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酌盈剂虚
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酌盈剂虚 — “To use the surplus to make up for the deficiency”

酌盈剂虚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use the surplus to make up for the deficiency”. To balance out by taking from the abundant to supplement the lacking. Literally, “Pour from the full to patch the empty”.

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酌盈剂虚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

酌盈剂虚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
酌
zhuó10pour, drink, consider
盈
yíng9Full, overflowing, surplus
剂
jì8prepared medicine or agent
虚
xū11empty, void, unreal, humble, weak

Example Sentence with 酌盈剂虚

公司在年终总结时,决定酌盈剂虚,将部分盈利用于补贴暂时亏损的部门,以保障全体员工的福利。
At the year-end review, the company decided to use surplus to make up for deficiencies, allocating a portion of profits to subsidize departments temporarily operating at a loss, to ensure the welfare of all employees.

Idioms Related to 酌盈剂虚

Synonyms of 酌盈剂虚

  • qǔ取cháng长bǔ补duǎn短learn from others' strengths to offset weaknesses
  • zhuó酌yíng盈zhù注xū虚reallocate from surplus to deficit

More idioms starting with 酌

  • zhuó酌gǔ古zhǔn准jīn今Apply ancient wisdom to present situations
  • zhuó酌gǔ古cān参jīn今compare ancient and modern for insights
  • zhuó酌gǔ古yù御jīn今Learn from the past to manage the present
  • zhuó酌gǔ古zhēn斟jīn今learn from history, apply to present
  • zhuó酌gǔ古yán沿jīn今weigh ancient and modern evolution
  • zhuó酌shuǐ水zhī知yuán源Remember your origins
  • zhuó酌jīn金zhuàn馔yù玉lavish banquet

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What does 酌盈剂虚 mean?

酌盈剂虚 (zhuó yíng jì xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use the surplus to make up for the deficiency”.

How do you pronounce 酌盈剂虚?

酌盈剂虚 is pronounced zhuó yíng jì xū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 酌盈剂虚 literally mean?

Literally, 酌盈剂虚 means “Pour from the full to patch the empty”. It is used to mean “to use the surplus to make up for the deficiency”.

What is the Chinese definition of 酌盈剂虚?

拿多余的弥补不足的或亏损的。

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