短 dyun² {duǎn}

(adjective) deficient

短 dyun² {duǎn}

1. short
2. brief
3. to lack
4. weak point
5. fault

短打 dyun² daa² {duǎn dǎ}

Bunt; short range sparring

短笛 dyun² dek⁶ {duǎn dí}

a piccolo

短火 dyun² fo² {duǎn huǒ}

(noun) a pistol

短薳〔-䓕〕 dyun² jyun⁵ {duǎn wěi}

to pinch, remove the top (agriculture terminology)

短裙 dyun² kwan⁴ {duǎn qún}

a mini-skirt

短褸〔-褛〕 dyun² lau¹ {duǎn lǚ}

(noun) a short jacket; a short coat

短篇 dyun² pin¹ {duǎn piān}

a short article; short stories

短暫〔-暂〕 dyun² zaam⁶ {duǎn zàn}

(adjective) Transient

短敍〔-叙〕 dyun² zeoi⁶ {duǎn xù}

(noun) have a short meeting; have a short gathering

短板 dyun² baan² {duǎn bǎn}

1. short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape)
2. (fig.) shortcoming
3. weak point

短波 dyun² bo¹ {duǎn bō}

shortwave (radio)

短淺〔-浅〕 dyun² cin² {duǎn qiǎn}

narrow and shallow

短程 dyun² cing⁴ {duǎn chéng}

short range

短粗 dyun² cou¹ {duǎn cū}

stocky (short and robust)

短促 dyun² cuk¹ {duǎn cù}

1. short in time
2. fleeting
3. brief
4. gasping (breath)
5. curt (tone of voice)

短處〔-处〕 dyun² cyu³ {duǎn chù}

1. shortcoming
2. defect
3. fault
4. one's weak points

短傳〔-传〕 dyun² cyun⁴ {duǎn chuán}

short pass (in ball game)

短多 dyun² do¹ {duǎn duō}

good prospects in the short term (finance)

短褲〔-裤〕 dyun² fu³ {duǎn kù}

1. short pants
2. shorts

短簡〔-简〕 dyun² gaan² {duǎn jiǎn}

brief

短句 dyun² geoi³ {duǎn jù}

clause

短劍〔-剑〕 dyun² gim³ {duǎn jiàn}

dagger

短見〔-见〕 dyun² gin³ {duǎn jiàn}

1. short-sighted
2. suicide

短歌 dyun² go¹ {duǎn gē}

ballad

短工 dyun² gung¹ {duǎn gōng}

1. temporary job
2. odd job
3. seasonal worker

短欠 dyun² him³ {duǎn qiàn}

1. to fall short in one's payments
2. to lack
3. to be short of

短靴 dyun² hoe¹ {duǎn xuē}

ankle boots

短空 dyun² hung¹ {duǎn kōng}

poor prospects in the short term (finance)

短衣 dyun² ji¹ {duǎn yī}

1. short garment
2. short jacket

短語〔-语〕 dyun² jyu⁵ {duǎn yǔ}

1. phrase
2. clause (grammar)

短期 dyun² kei⁴ {duǎn qī}

1. short term
2. short-term

短缺 dyun² kyut³ {duǎn quē}

shortage

短路 dyun² lou⁶ {duǎn lù}

short circuit

短襪〔-袜〕 dyun² mat⁶ {duǎn wà}

sock

短命 dyun² meng⁶ {duǎn mìng}

1. to die young
2. short-lived

短跑 dyun² paau² {duǎn pǎo}

sprint (race)

短片 dyun² pin² {duǎn piàn}

1. short film
2. video clip

短信 dyun² seon³ {duǎn xìn}

1. text message
2. SMS

短訊〔-讯〕 dyun² seon³ {duǎn xùn}

1. SMS
2. text message

短視〔-视〕 dyun² si⁶ {duǎn shì}

to lack foresight

短線〔-线〕 dyun² sin³ {duǎn xiàn}

short term

短少 dyun² siu² {duǎn shǎo}

to be short of the full amount

短債〔-债〕 dyun² zaai³ {duǎn zhài}

short term loan

短暫〔-暂〕 dyun² zaam⁶ {duǎn zàn}

1. of short duration
2. brief
3. momentary

短袖 dyun² zau⁶ {duǎn xiù}

1. short sleeves
2. short-sleeved shirt

短指 dyun² zi² {duǎn zhǐ}

brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)

短至 dyun² zi³ {duǎn zhì}

the winter solstice

短切切 dyun² cit¹ cit¹ {duǎn qiē qiē}

very short

短命種〔--种〕 dyun² meng⁶ zung² {duǎn mìng zhǒng}

Short-lived

短袖衫 dyun² zau⁶ saam¹ {duǎn xiù shān}

short sleeve clothing

短波長〔--长〕 dyun² bo¹ coeng⁴ {duǎn bō cháng}

short wavelength

短程線〔--线〕 dyun² cing⁴ sin³ {duǎn chéng xiàn}

1. a geodesic (curve)
2. a shortest curve

短打扮 dyun² daa² baan³ {duǎn dǎ ban}

1. shorts
2. tight-fitting clothes

短訓班〔-训-〕 dyun² fan³ baan¹ {duǎn xùn bān}

short training course

短衣幫〔--帮〕 dyun² ji¹ bong¹ {duǎn yī bāng}

1. lit. short jacket party
2. working people
3. the toiling masses
4. blue collar workers

短耳鴞〔--鸮〕 dyun² ji⁵ hiu¹ {duǎn ěr xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

短距離〔--离〕 dyun² keoi⁵ lei⁴ {duǎn jù lí}

1. short distance
2. a stone's throw away

短尾鸌〔--鹱〕 dyun² mei⁵ wok⁶ {duǎn wěi hù}

(Chinese bird species) short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)

短命鬼 dyun² meng⁶ gwai² {duǎn mìng guǐ}

sb who dies prematurely

短時間〔-时间〕 dyun² si⁴ gaan³ {duǎn shí jiān}

1. short term
2. short time

短趾鵰〔--雕〕 dyun² zi² diu¹ {duǎn zhǐ diāo}

(Chinese bird species) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

短度闊封〔--阔-〕 dyun² dou⁶ fut³ fung¹ {duǎn dù kuò fēng}

short and stout

短兵相接 dyun² bing¹ soeng¹ zip³ {duǎn bīng xiāng jiē}

1. lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
2. to fight at close quarters

短期融資〔---资〕 dyun² kei⁴ jung⁴ zi¹ {duǎn qī róng zī}

short term financing

短尾鴉雀〔--鸦-〕 dyun² mei⁵ aa¹ zoek³ {duǎn wěi yā què}

(Chinese bird species) short-tailed parrotbill (Neosuthora davidiana)

短尾賊鷗〔--贼鸥〕 dyun² mei⁵ caak⁶ au¹ {duǎn wěi zéi ōu}

(Chinese bird species) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

短尾鸚鵡〔--鹦鹉〕 dyun² mei⁵ jing¹ mou⁵ {duǎn wěi yīng wǔ}

(Chinese bird species) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)

短尾鷯鶥〔--鹩鹛〕 dyun² mei⁵ liu⁴ mei⁴ {duǎn wěi liáo méi}

(Chinese bird species) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)

短尾鷦鶥〔--鹪鹛〕 dyun² mei⁵ ziu¹ mei⁴ {duǎn wěi jiāo méi}

(Chinese bird species) streaked wren-babbler (Napothera brevicaudata)

短篇小說〔---说〕 dyun² pin¹ siu² syut³ {duǎn piān xiǎo shuō}

1. narrative
2. short story

短時儲存〔-时储-〕 dyun² si⁴ cyu⁵ cyun⁴ {duǎn shí chǔ cún}

1. short-term storage
2. store

短小精悍 dyun² siu² zing¹ hon⁶ {duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn}

small but robust (idiom); concise and forceful

短腿獵犬〔--猎-〕 dyun² teoi² lip⁶ hyun² {duǎn tuǐ liè quǎn}

1. dachshund
2. basset hound

短嘴豆雁 dyun² zeoi² dau⁶ ngaan⁶ {duǎn zuǐ dòu yàn}

(Chinese bird species) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)

短中抽長〔---长〕 dyun² zung¹ cau¹ coeng⁴ {duǎn zhōng chōu cháng}

1. to make the best of a bad job
2. to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)

短尾矮袋鼠 dyun² mei⁵ ai² doi⁶ syu² {duǎn wěi ǎi dài shǔ}

quokka

短尾信天翁 dyun² mei⁵ seon³ tin¹ jung¹ {duǎn wěi xìn tiān wēng}

(Chinese bird species) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

短嘴金絲燕〔---丝-〕 dyun² zeoi² gam¹ si¹ jin³ {duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn}

(Chinese bird species) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

短嘴山椒鳥〔----鸟〕 dyun² zeoi² saan¹ ziu¹ niu⁵ {duǎn zuǐ shān jiāo niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)

短距起落飛機〔----飞机〕 dyun² keoi⁵ hei² lok⁶ fei¹ gei¹ {duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī}

short take-off and landing aircraft

短時語音記憶〔-时语-记忆〕 dyun² si⁴ jyu⁵ jam¹ gei³ jik¹ {duǎn shí yǔ yīn jì yì}

short-term phonological memory