手薄 vs. 不足: Basically, Which is Used For People?
What is the difference between “手薄 and 不足“? Which could You use in going out? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!
[wp-svg-icons icon=”checkmark-circle” wrap=”i”] 手薄 (teusu) and 不足 (fusoku)
[wp-svg-icons icon=”arrow-right-2″ wrap=”span”] Lack, Not enough / 薄弱, 缺乏 / 허술, 부족 / Thiếu (nhân lực), Thiếu
Both “手薄 and 不足” mean “Lack or Not enough” and which has been used as the meaning of “the state of being without or not having enough of something”. The basic ways to use them are “___が不足しています。” and “___が手薄です。”, etc. So, basically “手薄” is used as an adjective and “不足” is used an adjective or a noun. For instance, 睡眠不足(a lack of sleep), “手薄な警備(lack of security)”, etc. The tips for using them are that “不足” is used in many different ways which are for PEOPLE and THINGS such as “lack of human resource(人手不足)” and “lack of explanation(説明不足), whereas 手薄 is basically used for PEOPLE such as “手薄な警備(lack of security)” which means “there is lack of resource of the security.), etc.
警備が手薄だったから、銀行強盗されたらしいよ。 (There was a bank robbery because of a lack of security.) (由于警备人力不足，银行好像被抢劫了。) (경비가 허술했기 때문에, 강도가 은행을 털기 쉬웠다나봐.) (Nghe nói ngân hàng đã bị cướp vì thiếu nhân viên bảo vệ đấy.)
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レジ係り員が手薄だから混んでるね。 (It’s crowded because of a lack of cashiers.) (收银员太少了导致很拥挤。) (계산대 직원이 부족해서 붐비네요.) (Thiếu nhân viên tính tiền nên đông nhỉ.)
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役者が手薄だったから、映画は中止になったよ。 (The movie was canceled because of a lack of actors.) (因为演员不足，导致电影被取消了。) (배우가 실력부족으로, 영화가 중지됬대) (Bộ phim đã bị hoãn lại vì thiếu diễn viên đấy.)
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警備が手薄だったから、大統領が撃たれたらしいよ。 (The President was shot because of a lack of security.) (由于警备不足，总统似乎被枪杀了。) (경비가 허술해서, 대통령이 총에 맞았다나봐!) (Nghe nói tổng thống đã bị bắn vì thiếu lực lượng bảo vệ đấy.)
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うーん、分かんない。説明不足じゃない？ (Umm… I don’t understand. Your explanation is not enough, isn’t it?) (好吧，我不知道。说明得不充分不是吗？) (글쎄, 모르겠어. 설명이 좀 부족하지 않아?) (Ừ…m, tớ chẳng hiểu gì hết. Không phải là giải thích thiếu sao?)
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説明不足でごめんー！ (I’m sorry I didn’t make it clear enough.) (很抱歉没有解释清楚！) (설명이 부족해서 미안해!) (Tớ xin lỗi vì không giải thích đầy đủ! )
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レイは経験不足だね。 (Reie lacks experience.) (雷经验不够啊。) (레이는 경험 부족이야.) (Ray vẫn còn thiếu kinh nghiệm nhỉ.)
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