shortchanged

/ˈʃɔːrtˌtʃeɪndʒd/· adj.

人文/文化/社会B2

shortchanged
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Chinese meaning

被bèi亏kuī待dài

少shǎo给gěi该gāi给gěi的de,让ràng人rén吃chī亏kuī

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歌gē迷mí觉jué得de买mǎi到dào的de黑hēi胶jiāo唱chàng片piàn内nèi容róng缩suō水shuǐ、不bù划huá算suàn

Example

After Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx and more sent out incomplete or unfinished vinyl versions, fans are feeling shortchanged

继jì Olivia Rodrigo、Charli xcx 等děng歌gē手shǒu相xiāng继jì发fā行xíng不bù完wán整zhěng或huò未wèi完wán工gōng的de黑hēi胶jiāo版bǎn本běn后hòu,歌gē迷mí们men感gǎn觉jué自zì己jǐ被bèi亏kuī待dài了le。

Source: The Guardian · 4 Aug 2026

Background ✎

多duō位wèi热rè门mén歌gē手shǒu的de黑hēi胶jiāo唱chàng片piàn版bǎn本běn内nèi容róng不bù完wán整zhěng或huò未wèi制zhì作zuò完wán成chéng,与yǔ数shù字zì版bǎn不bù一yí致zhì,令lìng购gòu买mǎi黑hēi胶jiāo的de歌gē迷mí感gǎn到dào不bù满mǎn。

Roots · etymology

源自找零钱找少了的旧俗语,引申为亏待、克扣

  • short(不足的)+ change(找零)+ -ed,字面"少找零钱"

Collocations

  • feel shortchanged / feeling shortchanged by / leave fans shortchanged

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