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短
dyun2
Mandarin: duan3
adjective
Definitions
  1. 1 short (length) adjective
Other Readings
短
dyun2
[[short]] | dyún chòng 短倉 — short warehouse; to hold shares for a short
Words containing 短
短命種
dyun2 meng6 zung2
Short-lived
短癮
dyun2 jan5
a brief pleasure; a brief sex session [colloquial]
長短
coeng4 dyun2
length; duration
長短週
coeng4 dyun2 zau1
alternate Saturday-off (for work)
短袖
dyun2 zau6
short sleeves; short-sleeved
短片
dyun2 pin3*2
a short film
短體
dyun2 tai2
[math.] cuboid
短處
dyun2 cyu3
shortcoming; defect; fault
即時短訊
zik1 si4 dyun2 seon3
instant message
短短
dyun2 dyun2
short
短波
dyun2 bo1
shortwave (radio)
簡短
gaan2 dyun2
brief; short time; short duration
長短腳
coeng4 dyun2 goek3
uneven leg length
人計短,二人計長
jat3 jan6 gai3 dyun3 ji6 jan6 gai3 coeng6
[[[one person's strategy is short, two people's strategy is long] by cooperating
短切切
dyun2 cit1 cit1
very short
最短
zeoi3 dyun2
the shortest
說長道短
syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2
to gossip
新聞短訊
san1 man4 dyun2 seon3
news flash
長話短說
coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3
"to make a long story short"
人生苦短
jan4 sang1 fu2 dyun2
life is short and full of suffering
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